21,000 sex workersin Java: Activist

21,000 sex workersin Java: Activist

MEDAN: Financial hardship has forced about 21,000 young girls
to become sex workers on Java, the country's most populous
island, an activist says.

North Sumatra Women coordinator Maya Manurung said on Sunday
that 7,000 young sex workers were operating in East Java, Central
Java and Yogyakarta provinces; 9,000 in West Java; and 5,000 in
the country's capital of Jakarta.

Manurung called on the government to pay special attention to
young sex workers to prevent the situation from worsening. --
Antara