'Disguised' prostitution?

'Disguised' prostitution?

From Neraca

In Semarang, Central Java, we now hear of the word ciblek, used in the phrase cewek cilik betah melek (young girls who like to stay up all night). The girls mostly linger about Simpang Lima and are feared to practice "disguised" prostitution. This phenomenon can be categorized as a social illness, just like drug abuse and student brawls.

To solve the problem of this social illness the government must have the political will to take preventive and, if necessary, repressive measures. Also the authorities should try to find out the cause of the phenomenon.

In Thailand, the problem of prostitution involving teenagers urged the Thai government to pass a law banning the sexual exploitation of teenagers. In this country, sex services have a close relationship with the advanced tourist industry. In developed countries young citizens are securely protected by the law. Doesn't Indonesia have such a law to protect its children?

YANTI

Semarang