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Sex trafficking in Indonesia is

human trafficking Human trafficking is the trade of humans for the purpose of forced labour, sexual slavery, or commercial sexual exploitation for the trafficker or others. This may encompass providing a spouse in the context of forced marriage, or the extrac ...

for the purpose of sexual exploitation and slavery that occurs in

Republic of Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guinea. Ind ...

. Indonesia is a country of origin, destination, and transit for sex trafficking. Sex trafficking victims in the country are from all

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and foreigners. Children, migrants, refugees, and people with low education or in poverty are vulnerable. Indonesian citizens, primarily women and girls, have been sex trafficked into other countries in

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and different

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. Many are abducted, deceived and forced into prostitution and unfree labour. Victims are threatened and experience physically and psychologically abuse. They contract sexually transmitted diseases from rapes. They have been drugged and forced to take pills to delay menstruation to maximize profits. Some are coerced to be in online pornographic films. The sex traffickers are often part of or collude with criminal syndicates. The traffickers have been creating accounts on pornographic sites and social media platforms in order to sell sex acts from their victims.

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and sex tourists travel to Indonesia. Australian and other foreigner paedophile rings had infiltrated Indonesia using the pretense of adopting or fostering impoverished children. Some perpetrators are victims of sex trafficking themselves. The government of Indonesia has been criticized for the weak implementation of sex trafficking laws and poor victim protections. Some law enforcement have not received proper anti-trafficking training.

Non-governmental organizations

Compassion First, headquartered in

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, carries out anti-sex trafficking efforts in Indonesia.

References

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Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

Non-governmental organizations

See also

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