Investigations, job training for former sex workers and public awareness are among the measures the government said will be taken to battle prostitution, which is illegal. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE
HANOI - VIETNAM has unveiled a five-year multi-million-dollar crackdown on prostitution, which is widespread but considered a 'social evil' in the communist country.
The plan aims to reduce prostitution by an initial 40 percent by 2015, the government said in a statement on its website dated on Thursday.
With a budget of 629 billion dong (S$38 million), the programme 'looks to free communes and towns from prostitution and minimise harms of this social issue on society,' it said.
Investigations, job training for former sex workers and public awareness are among the measures the government said will be taken to battle prostitution, which is illegal.
Local media have reported estimates of 30,000-40,000 prostitutes nationwide, and the industry has continued to flourish despite previous campaigns against it. -- AFP
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