Prostitution rife in Riau<\/p>\n
PEKANBARU, Riau: Labor brokers promising well-paid jobs in
\nMalaysia have allegedly forced hundreds of women from Java and
\nLampung into prostitution here, a press report said yesterday.<\/p>\n
Last week, six of the dozens of the female job seekers who
\nended up in brothels managed to escaped and told their plight to
\nthe police, Antara reported.<\/p>\n
The six, who were returned to their home villages in Java and
\nLampung by the labor broker that recruited them, said they were a
\nhandful of 40 job seekers \"accommodated\" in a Pekanbaru suburb.<\/p>\n
\"The brokers sent us to the place and the promised well-paid
\njobs in Malaysia was never mentioned again,\" said one of the
\nescapees, Nurhayati.<\/p>\n
Antara reported it was commonplace for manpower suppliers to
\nsend them to work as prostitutes in amusement centers in Batam
\nand Tanjungbalai Karimun.<\/p>\n
Local military chief Col. Songko Purnomo said that he knew of
\ncorrupt government officials who endorsed the practices.<\/p>\n
Some village chiefs provide the newcomers with identity cards
\nso they can work in their area legally, he said. (pan)<\/p>",
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