In singapore, if u throw litter or do some minor stuff, u get jail sentence and fine of up to $5000 dollars. But if u r a foreigner tricked or lured into singapore to be a prostitue, the singapore government doesn't seems to find that as a problem. This suggest that singapore government finds that littering is a much bigger problem and a bigger criminal offence compared to pimps robbing away a lady's life, having them to work as sex workers in singapore.
Source: http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080901/tap-singapore-philippines-prostitution-w-06f3cb7.html
Three weeks after having her appendix removed last year, Filipina bar girl Camille was forced by her pimp back to work as a prostitute in Singapore.
Penniless and deeply in debt in a foreign land, 24-year-old Camille, not her real name, had no choice.
She says she had sex with men in hotel trysts arranged by her pimp, who took most of the money, until she sought shelter at the Philippine embassy.
"My wounds barely healed and I was being forced to have sex," she told AFP, breaking into sobs during an interview before flying home earlier this year.
"The pimp had no pity. The men had no mercy. I should have listened to my parents not to come here."
Philippine embassy officials said Camille, a single mother, is among a growing number of Filipina women lured by human trafficking syndicates to Singapore, Southeast Asia's wealthiest economy.
Promised jobs as "entertainers" in pubs and restaurants, many instead find themselves virtually indentured as prostitutes, working to pay back the cost of getting here.
Women interviewed by AFP said they were locked in cramped apartments, given one meal a day and told they owed between 1,000 and 4,000 Singapore dollars (736-2,945 US) to their pimps for bringing them to the city-state.
The sex industry in Singapore -- where prostitution is legal but pimping and public solicitation are not -- is dominated by women from the Philippines, Thailand, China and Vietnam, industry sources said.
The Philippine embassy in Singapore said there were 212 cases of human trafficking involving Filipinas in 2007, up from 125 in 2006 and from 59 cases in 2005.
Of those 212, nearly 30 percent admitted to having engaged in prostitution or said they were coerced into sexual acts, it said.
Filipino consul Neal Imperial described the numbers as the "tip of the iceberg" as they reflected only women who turned to the embassy for help.
The US State Department, in its 2008 Trafficking in Persons report, put Singapore on its list of countries not doing enough to combat the problem. Cambodia and Sierra Leone were among others named.
The report urged Singapore, which has yet to ratify the 2000 UN Trafficking in Persons Protocol, to "vigorously investigate and prosecute both labour and sex trafficking cases".
Responding to the US report, Singapore's Ministry of Home Affairs said reported cases of forced prostitution fell to 28 in 2007 from 33 in 2006 and 35 in 2005.
Police investigated all 28 cases and found evidence in only one, the ministry said.
Human trafficking experts said Singapore's figures differ from the US report because the police do not consider women as trafficking victims if they arrive voluntarily.
In contrast, the United Nations counts women as victims if they are lured by false promises about working conditions, and if they are exploited.
Singapore should accept there is a problem, said Sallie Yea, an Australian consultant who has researched sex trafficking in Asia. "Singapore is still in the denial mode."
The island-state is an attractive destination, experts said, because women can enter without a visa on cheap flights.
John Gee, of the non-government group Transient Workers Count Too, said acknowledging that human trafficking exists could be embarrassing for the government, which likes to perpetuate Singapore's squeaky clean image.
But he said the government's bid to maintain that image could push it to tackle the issue.
"I'm optimistic that Singapore will actually rise to the challenge and deal with it," he said.
In order to solve these problem, the govt had called all singapore men to stop patronising prositution, be faithful to your gf, or wife, if you are single, try look for a partner or DIY.
The basic law in economy is simple, no demand, no supply.
thank you
Originally posted by angel7030:In order to solve these problem, the govt had called all singapore men to stop patronising prositution, be faithful to your gf, or wife, if you are single, try look for a partner or DIY.
The basic law in economy is simple, no demand, no supply.
thank you
its for the foreign workers... low wages 1...
do u want them to stalk ur female friends in the HDB estates?
Originally posted by Rednano:
its for the foreign workers... low wages 1...
do u want them to stalk ur female friends in the HDB estates?
Oh, my goodness, did you see those singaporeans uncles at joo chiat and geyland stalking all kinds of nationality gals??
Sorry me dun stay in HDB.
Originally posted by angel7030:
Oh, my goodness, did you see those singaporeans uncles at joo chiat and geyland stalking all kinds of nationality gals??
Sorry me dun stay in HDB.
old men... leaving the world soon. let them enjoy a bit lah.
Originally posted by Rednano:
old men... leaving the world soon. let them enjoy a bit lah.
That is how PAP get their votes, they know old men like young girls, so they allow all these activites to go on in bright daylight. So all these old singapore uncles are very happy. But if they vote the opposition, they may loose their previlage.
Very smart strategy by PAP. Applaud!!!
Damn, 2 prc gals infront of my gate selling.
how u know they not doing anything?
they do anything will let u know one meh?
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Originally posted by Rednano:
old men... leaving the world soon. let them enjoy a bit lah.
HAHA
there is prostitution in all countries, the problem is how jialat only..
Originally posted by skythewood:how did they trafficked the girls to singapore? by sea (sneak in by cargo)? by land (through custom)?
Or they come here with visiting pass and over stay their visit?
14 days social visit pass, with option to extend at www.ica.gov.sg
Originally posted by skythewood:there is prostitution in all countries, the problem is how jialat only..
Can dare to stand infront of my house and solicit client illegally, u think jialat or not??
that one don't hesistate, call the police. think there were major crackdown on massage parlour some times back, so the problen starting again ah...
or do the STOMP thingie... how did you know they were soliciting?
Originally posted by skythewood:or do the STOMP thingie... how did you know they were soliciting?
They wear very sexy and are calling/chatting to every singaporean uncles that walk or drove by slowly. Damn pretty and sexy, not many sg gals can match them. (excluding me).
Me call the anti vice liao, bloody police, you call them, they give u this nos on ICA, then you call ICA, they ask u to call this nos to CID at cantonment road, then you call they ask you to call top office nos where the anti -vice squad are working, then you call, they told you to hold on and transfer you to someone who look like just wake up from sleeping.
Originally posted by angel7030:
They wear very sexy and are calling/chatting to every singaporean uncles that walk or drove by slowly. Damn pretty and sexy, not many sg gals can match them. (excluding me).
Me call the anti vice liao, bloody police, you call them, they give u this nos on ICA, then you call ICA, they ask u to call this nos to CID at cantonment road, then you call they ask you to call top office nos where the anti -vice squad are working, then you call, they told you to hold on and transfer you to someone who look like just wake up from sleeping.
yah lor... got one time i tipped off ICA abt this and that... u noe what the ICA email back...?
'pls provide their personal particulars... FIN No and stuff... knn kns, machiam like i doing their work like that...'
hmmm....
refer to ICA because they thought got something to do with illegal immigrant. ICA transfer to CID, anti-vice department. anti-vice do all their raid at night, so in the morning all sleep deprived.
technically, being very pretty and talking to people is not a crime.
maybe one of the uncle talking to them is undercover cop, hahaha...
seriously though, just STOMP them.
In all honesty, aside from enforcement, there is little the government can do. These days, it is so easy for anyone just to apply for a social visit pass and over stay, I mean we've seen articles in the papers where people just enter the country and stay here for ten over years without even being caught and you can't expect the the ICA to track every single tourist entering Singapore, it'll be a logistical nightmare and not to mention intruding upon one's liberties.
Furthermore, these innocent victims are controlled by syndicates who profit from their existence. You would say, well crack down on these guys! The thing is that these people have been around since god knows when, it's just that with a changing world, they have adapted their businesses with the current trends. Maybe in the past they relied on locals to serve their ends, now they make more going abroad and enticing gullable young women with the promise of better jobs and better lives, but enslaving them to prostitution when they reach our sunny shores.
And lastly, not everyone can just zip it up and keep their pants on. There is one reason why prostitution is one of the oldest professions in the known world. Moreover, the last thing you want is a 'nanny' telling you what is right or wrong, I'm sure we are much better off leaving the government out of defining our personal moral views.
I think a lot of you are missing the point. The issue isn't prostitution and the need for it. The issue is the exploitation of those exploited in the industry. The fact remains that many are lured here as 'entertainers', that many are placed under huge debt, and that many leave this sunny island without a penny to show for it.
Case in point, I knew of somebody who came here as an entertainer, and found herself in a brothel to pay back the exhorbitant debt. She wasn't paid, and was forced to work until she had overstayed, was picked up by the police and deported without a penny.
You think that's right? You think that worth it for the banglas and uncles to get their jollies?
And don't tell me it's too difficult to crack. What a load of bollocks. The police have their pathetic raids on pubs etc, deport the girls (if illegal), and for whatever reason, fail to investigate the management, to track down their other businesses or follow to their lodgings where the girls are locked up during daylight hours. There's simply no will to solve the problem.
While I'm at it. Notice a trend? Exploitation of labourers, exploitation of maids, exploitation of prostitutes. All foreigners. That's what Singapore is built on.
Originally posted by LifeIsBeautiful:In singapore, if u throw litter or do some minor stuff, u get jail sentence and fine of up to $5000 dollars. But if u r a foreigner tricked or lured into singapore to be a prostitue, the singapore government doesn't seems to find that as a problem. This suggest that singapore government finds that littering is a much bigger problem and a bigger criminal offence compared to pimps robbing away a lady's life, having them to work as sex workers in singapore.
Source: http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080901/tap-singapore-philippines-prostitution-w-06f3cb7.html
Welcome, this is Singapore run by the Pay and Pay. No help to investigate in fraud case. All the govt is interested is $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
Dun blame the Government , it is Greed , Lust and Vanity at their best.
They thrive in well to do countries.
OH-FF, funny then how come Australia doesn't have such an extensive problem with human trafficking? It's because the government cracks down on it! Are you saying the government shouldn't take an active role to solve this injustice?
Perhaps you could propose to the goverment to ask its citizens to pay more tax to conduct more raids on those pubs. Hell you could go to speakers corner and suggest to the public as well since in all these posts so many people are against such people from coming in. I am sure you will rally alot of support. Please tell me if you are going and I would like to see you in action. Then more people will not dare employ illegal foreginers.
What say you TS?
Originally posted by LifeIsBeautiful:In singapore, if u throw litter or do some minor stuff, u get jail sentence and fine of up to $5000 dollars. But if u r a foreigner tricked or lured into singapore to be a prostitue, the singapore government doesn't seems to find that as a problem. This suggest that singapore government finds that littering is a much bigger problem and a bigger criminal offence compared to pimps robbing away a lady's life, having them to work as sex workers in singapore.
Source: http://sg.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080901/tap-singapore-philippines-prostitution-w-06f3cb7.html
If the Government comes down hard and we run our of prositutes will you take over? The Government has no choice all Man are born with an equal insatiable LUST however unequal standing in life. Some are born rich attractive or have other attributes that enable them to get attached. Others find religion or believe in ethics that help control their "urges". BUT there are others who fall outside of all the above categories and require such a service. However if we rely on prositutes who are legal and willing will there not be a lack of supply and as the rules of economics dictate will there not be an increase in price of such "deplorable" services? So if the males are unable to afford the prositutes now, where do u think they would go to vent their "urges" ? DIY? Nothing beats the real thing. Thus the Government is merely protecting the interest of SINGAPOREANS which it was sworn in to do. This may appear Harsh but we do not live in DIsney Channel. There must be compromises made and not coming down hard is choosing the lesser of two evils.