Prostitution in Thailand - Foreign Prostitutes

Foreign Prostitutes

In 1996, there are at least 5,000 Russian prostitutes operating in Thailand alone, many of whom arrive through networks controlled by Russian gangs .

The largest numbers of foreign prostitutes to Thailand are from Burma's ethnic minority.

  • 19/11/2012 arrested two women on suspicion of human trafficking after freeing Burmese girls and a Thai woman from prostitution.

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