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The Factbook on Global Sexual Exploitation |
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About the Factbook |
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Contents |
Asia
Europe
Oceania
Africa
Middle East
Central America
& the Caribbean
South America
North America |
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| About the Factbook |
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The Factbook on Global Sexual Exploitation was compiled from media,
non-governmental organization and government reports. It is an initial effort
to collect facts, statistics and known cases on global sexual exploitation.
Information is organized into four categories:
- Trafficking,
- Prostitution,
- Pornography, and
- Organized and Institutionalized
Sexual Exploitation
and Violence.
Sources were not contacted to verify information. Close examination will reveal
that there are contradictions in information depending on the sources of information
(ex: how many women are in prostitution in Thailand). All statistics are reported
with no attempt to evaluate which numbers are more likely to be accurate. In fact,
the exact numbers in many cases are not known and estimates come from different sources
which use different methods to determine what they report.
We hope these facts will assist people to recognize the harm caused throughout the world
by sexual violence and exploitation and catalyze action against this violence agianst women.
This project was made possible with the support of the College of Arts and Sciences,
University of Rhode Island and the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD), Norway.
If you use this information in your work, please reference this factbook-- The Factbook on
Global Sexual Exploitation, Donna M. Hughes, Laura Joy Sporcic, Nadine Z. Mendelsohn,
Vanessa Chirgwin, Coalition Against Trafficking in Women, 1999.
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Malaysia
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| TRAFFICKING |
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Malaysia is receiving country for trafficked women from Indonesia,
the Philippines, Thailand, China, India, Taiwan, Singapore, Burma, Vietnam,
Sri Lanka and Laos. (CATW - Asia Pacific, Trafficking in Women and Prostitution
in the Asia Pacific)
Malaysian women can be found in prostitution in Hong Kong and Australia.
(CATW - Asia Pacific, Trafficking in Women and Prostitution in the Asia
Pacific)
Case
In a brothel in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 37 Thai and Chinese women
were found hidden in a small secret room during a police raid on a restaurant
which fronted as a brothel. Up to 12 men bought them each night for
M$18 (Bt215), which went to the brothel owner and pimps. The women were
in very poor mental and physical health. Some of the women were suffering
from asthma and some from wounds caused by severe beatings. The women
were never allowed outside. Malaysian police in cooperation with Thai
officials carried out the rescue. The raid team, comprised of more than
50 officers, used hammers and acetylene torches to cut through three
iron gates. ("Thai sex slaves set free," The Nation, 25 July 1997)
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| PROSTITUTION |
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There are 43,000 to 142,000 or more prostituted persons in Malaysia.
Prostituted persons are mainly adult women, but there are also male,
transvestite and child prostitutes, both girls and boys. (International
Labor Organization. Dario Agnote, "Sex trade key part of S.E. Asian
economies, study says," Kyodo News, 18 August 1998)
Studies show that more than half of those ''rescued'' from various
sex establishments were under age 18. (Dario Agnote, "Sex trade key
part of S.E. Asian economies, study says," Kyodo News, 18 August 1998)
Eight women from Russia between the ages of 18 and 33 have been arrested
in Kota-Kinibalu, on the island of Borneo, Malaysia. Local police said
the women had been detained on charges of prostitution. They were taken
to custody after a raid conducted at a hotel. Three men from Malaysia
suspected of hiring the women have also been arrested. Other Russian
women incriminated in prostitution have been expelled from the country.
("Eight prostitutes from Russia arrested in Malaysia," ITAR/TASS, 16
August 1998)
There are 142,000 women in prostitution in Malaysia; 8,000-10,000 in
Kuala Lumpur. (CATW - Asia Pacific, Trafficking in Women and Prostitution
in the Asia Pacific)
There is no way of obtaining correct information on prostitution since
the government doesn't compile them, said Malaysian Social Development
Minister Zaleha Ismail. (Philip Waller, "UN: Prostitution Booming in
Asia," Associated Press Online, 20 August 1998)
Recreation business, such as entertainment and fitness clubs, are the
main channels for prostitution. Almost every town has a red-light district.
(CATW - Asia Pacific, Trafficking in Women and Prostitution in the Asia
Pacific)
Prostitution Tourism
Malaysia is a particular destination for various nations' sex tours.
(CATW - Asia Pacific, Trafficking in Women and Prostitution in the Asia
Pacific)
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