Thai Teenage Prostitution  

“Worldwide, an estimated 1 million children are forced into prostitution every year and the total number of prostituted teenagers could be as high as 10 million”

"It is accepted that the longer a teenager in Thailand is in education the lower his or her risk of entering the sex market”    

 There are nearly 1 million Child/Teenage sex workers in Thailand,  which is one of the world leading traffickers in child prostitution and  sexual exploitation. Many boy’s and girls living in Northern  Thailand’s rural provinces are lured away from their parents by  traffickers who promise these teenagers jobs at restaurants and  resorts in popular tourist  spots such as Phuket.  These girls and  boys are more likely to end up working as prostitutes and become  addicted to drugs  It is estimated that half the prostitutes in  Thailand are infected with  HIV. Many teenage boys are tempted  into a life of crime and  drugs. Due to the extremes of poverty in  Northern Thailand parents are forced to sell their children to these  traffickers for as little as the pathetic sum of $20USD .