From left: Maj. Iem Ratana, of the Phnom Penh Municipal Police, Leng Sros, and Sou Sotheavy, vice president of the Cambodia Network for Men and Women Development.By Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer
Washington
09 September 2008
In a police crackdown on public prostitution, sex worker advocates said Thursday the rights of the women and men must be respected.
"Those people need money to feed their children, need money to buy books and feed themselves," saidof Cambodia Network for Men and Women Development, as one of three guests on "Hello VOA."
A new anti-trafficking law passed in February has led to the arrests and fines of sex workers who seek clients in public parks and other locales around the city.
The crackdown has made making a living for these women and men very hard, said Sou Sotheavy, who was joined by Leng Sros, vice president of the organization.
Maj. Iem Ratana, chief of anti-trafficking and juvenile protection unit of the Phnom Penh Municipal Police, said the sex industry had declined in the city thanks to the crackdown.
"New law enforcement has made this activity decline, as some violators dare not do it and back off," he said. "It's against the law and custom."
"Those people need money to feed their children, need money to buy books and feed themselves," saidof Cambodia Network for Men and Women Development, as one of three guests on "Hello VOA."
A new anti-trafficking law passed in February has led to the arrests and fines of sex workers who seek clients in public parks and other locales around the city.
The crackdown has made making a living for these women and men very hard, said Sou Sotheavy, who was joined by Leng Sros, vice president of the organization.
Maj. Iem Ratana, chief of anti-trafficking and juvenile protection unit of the Phnom Penh Municipal Police, said the sex industry had declined in the city thanks to the crackdown.
"New law enforcement has made this activity decline, as some violators dare not do it and back off," he said. "It's against the law and custom."
5 comments:
Hello Phnom Penh Police men,
Here an advise to all of you, please CRACKDOWN on illegal immigrant YOUNS in Phnom Penh instead of POOR WEAK FEMALES. They need to feed their families as they can not earn CORRUPTION MONEY like you can. What a shame!
All the females out there, do what you have to do, please DO NOT sleep with any of these scum bags Phnom Penh police men! They are cheap bastard and only bring you suffering NOT $$$$. Oh I forgot most of them have HIV+AIDS from YOUN prostitutes!
LOVE YOU LONG TIME,
KhmerNY
The police can crackdown only poor weak girl on the street. There are a lot places that they never dare to go such Spark, Rock, and others because these places belong to oknha or high ranking officials.
sex workers is the only cause of making traficking kidnaping raping and selling the gerls. better not to have it.
9:11 AM
Agreed! I have had been to both places; also, in a very nice VIP room.
Human trafficking and prostitutions are the core of Cambodia's economic growth; this is the main egine of the economy in Cambodia. To be fair, sadly, it occurs in the heart of the Big Apple (New York City), too. What can I say? This is the nature of economic engine to keep the economy flowing.
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