Contact Admin. Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. A list of the most popular web browsers can be found below. Just click on the icons to get to the download page. There are around 4, sex workers spread across 31 red-light districts in East Kalimantan, according to data from the ministry. But since they were shut down, now East Kalimantan has the largest number of red-light districts. Spending on sex workers could reach up to trillions of rupiah, she said.
It is health concerns that have pushed the government to close down red-light districts. It is a dilemma, but we need to do it in order to give sex workers their social status and dignity back," she said.
The ministry has shut down 68 red-light districts throughout the country and aims to close more as part of its goal of having an Indonesia free of red-light districts by Surabaya Mayor Tri Rismaharini closed down Dolly, Southeast Asia's largest red-light district, in after more than 44 years of operation. Meanwhile, Jakarta Governor Basuki Tjahaja "Ahok" Purnama also aims to close down Kalijodo, the capital's red-light district in North Jakarta, by the end of this month and turn it into a green space.
TheJakartaPost Please Update your browser Your browser is out of date, and may not be compatible with our website. Log in with your social account Facebook Google Linkedin. East Kalimantan thick with prostitution. Khofifah said the money involved in the prostitution business was big. Furthermore, the ministry aimed to conduct a peaceful closure process, Khofifah said. Britain's Prince Andrew 'appalled' by Epstein abuse claims.
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