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"It's a terrible situation," Mylee told WorldNetDaily. "It seems at times as though there
isn't a single decent man left in the world. I thought that men were supposed to protect
women and children, not exploit them. Even the men in the white hats sometimes are
hiding black hats and even blacker hearts underneath."
"I have three little sisters, and if it weren't for this, they wouldn't eat. I worry about AIDS.
But you know, the sex trade is ancient. It goes back to the beginnings of human history. I
am but one brick in that long, unbroken wall of female exploitation and misery."
"I can tell you that my body is hard currency," she explained. "Men want certain types of
skin color, a compliant attitude. Submission and curves. But there aren't really any
reasons anymore. There are only tears."
"Don't feel sorry for me. Feel sorry for the children, for they are most at risk
Some of the women are just outright kidnapped. Some are sold off by their parents and
relatives. Some are orphans. The lucky ones will find work on farms and perhaps in
factories. Most of them – especially the pretty ones – will be trapped in the sex trade. It
is a known fact that the most light-skinned and exotic of these girls will be shipped as far
away as Tokyo and Cape Town."
Info
The 'green rice season', when farmers are short of money, is the prime
season for girl hunting in the rural and hill tribes. Prostitution agents recruit
girls into prostitution or buy them from their parents.
Stats
Earnings from prostitution average $800 a month in Thailand and are higher than in
other unskilled jobs.
Half a million women are in sexual slavery, accounting for 18-20% of all Thai women
aged 18-30.
55% of the total number of women in prostitution and 75% of men in prostitution
became involved in prostitution when they were under 18 years of age.