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FEATURED ARTICLE *** Sexual abuse common among street children Jakarta Post, Jakarta, 12 June 2007 www.thejakartapost.com/news/2007/06/12/sexual-abuse-common-among-street-children.html-0 [accessed 30 May 2011] Amran, Brebes' friend, started living on the streets after his parents divorced and his father remarried without telling him. By the age of eight, Amran had already experienced the hard life of a street child, working as a shoe polisher at the National Monument (Monas) in Central Jakarta, where he was also sexually abused. "When I was a shoe polisher one of my consumers sexually abused me and gave me Rp 3,000 (US33 cents)," said Amran, 19, who works odd jobs to make a living.He said at the time he did not understand what had happened to him. "I spent the money to play a pinball machine game," he said. "But as time passed, I learned that the person had treated me badly." He said most of his friends living
on the streets had been sexually abused by adults. "In fact, some of
them make a living out of it," he said. – SCCP ***
ARCHIVES *** ECPAT Global Monitoring Report on the status of action
against commercial exploitation of children - INDONESIA [PDF] ECPAT International, 2010 www.ecpat.net/A4A_2005/PDF/EAP/Global_Monitoring_Report-INDONESIA.pdf [accessed 30 May 2011] As unskilled women and girls
migrate from In some parts of Indonesia, such
as East Java, family circles of prostitution exist in various forms, including
cases where the child victims come from families in which their grandmothers,
mothers, aunts or elder sisters work or have worked in the sex industry. In
addition to such familiarity with the world of prostitution, the parents’
economic dependence on the children perpetuates their exploitation.
Communities lack awareness of child abuse issues and are often reluctant to
intrude into the ‘privacy’ of family life, since children are seen as
subordinate wards of parents, teachers and older siblings. Such public
perceptions lead to cases of sexual exploitation of children being unreported
and unprosecuted. The Department of Labor’s 2004 Findings on the Worst Forms
of Child Labor www.dol.gov/ilab/media/reports/iclp/tda2004/indonesia.htm [accessed 13 February 2011] INCIDENCE
AND NATURE OF CHILD LABOR - The Indonesian government reports that 6 to 12 million Indonesian
children are involved in the worst forms of child labor, identified as
prostitution; child trafficking; etc. CURRENT
GOVERNMENT POLICIES AND PROGRAMS TO ELIMINATE THE WORST FORMS OF CHILD LABOR - The Government of Indonesia participates in a USDOL
supported ILO-IPEC Timebound Program to
progressively eliminate the worst forms of child labor. The program is
being implemented from 2004-2009 and focuses on five National Action priority
sectors: offshore and deep-sea fishing, child prostitution, mining, footwear
industry and drug trafficking. Human Rights Reports » 2005
Country Reports on Human Rights Practices www.state.gov/g/drl/rls/hrrpt/2005/61609.htm [accessed 13 February 2011] CHILDREN - Commercial sexual exploitation
of children continued to be a serious problem. The number of child prostitutes in the country was
unclear; however, a 2004 ILO assessment estimated there were approximately 21
thousand child prostitutes on
the During the year there were cases
in which employment brokers paid parents advances of future salaries to be
earned by their daughters. The child was required to repay the employment
brokers. Researchers described a "culture of prostitution" in some parts of
the country, where parents encouraged their daughters to work as big-city prostitutes and send the proceeds
home. NGO observers said many girls were
forced into prostitution after
failed marriages they had entered into when they were 10 to 14 years of age.
There was no obvious violation of the law, because their paperwork identified
them as adults due to the fact they were once married Concluding Observations of the Committee on the Rights of
the Child (CRC) UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, 30 January 2004 www1.umn.edu/humanrts/crc/indonesia2004.html [accessed 13 February 2011] [81] The Committee welcomes the launching of the National Plan
of Action for the Elimination of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
in 2002. However, the Committee is concerned that existing legislation
does not provide effective protection (e.g. the age limit for sexual consent
of 12 years is too low) and that child victims of sexual exploitation often
do not receive adequate protection and/or recovery assistance. The
Committee is also concerned about the lack of information about how the
National Plan of Action will be carried out at the provincial and district levels. [82] The Committee wishes to
reiterate its opinion that child victims of sexual abuse and exploitation can
never be held responsible or guilty of such acts. Demand rises for sex with under-aged www.thejakartapost.com/news/2008/12/13/demand-rises-sex-with-underaged.html [accessed 30 May 2011] The number of child sex workers in
The NGO said its 2007 survey
showed the number of child sex workers in Indonesia had doubled to more than
150,000 compared to around 70,000 in 1998, a figure concluded in a UNICEF
report. The ECPAT survey found that
80 percent of the children were employed for sex at recreational sites across
the country, while the rest were stationed at mining sites, military barracks
and rest areas for drivers. Sofyan said most child sex workers were
girls aged between 14 and 15, originating from West Java areas like Indramayu and Sukabumi. Contrary to popular belief, not all were
roped into the sex industry via human trafficking but instead sought out work
themselves, he said. Eradicating this
illegal practice has proven difficult as many people consider having sex with
a minor perfectly legitimate, as long as the child consented to the act. Kang Shin-who, Korea Herald, 2007.09.14 www.beuni.com/be_new/u_e_sisa_01/500135472 [accessed 30 May 2011] An Indonesian government leader
has asked Koreans to show respect to her nation, referring to foreigners
reportedly using child prostitutes in ``We hope to have a dignified
relationship with Korea and want Korean people to respect Indonesia. There
are many foreigners who look for child prostitution in Bali, although having
sex with children is subject to severe punishment,’’ the minister said in an
interview with The Korea Times Wednesday.
The minister’s remarks indicate that the Indonesian government wants
to prevent sex trade in the country by asking other countries to take a more
active role, instead of his country metering out severe punishment to sex
tourists. Child sex traders or abusers
can be sentenced to a maximum 15 years in prison in Indonesia, but the
country is rather lenient on foreigners as it is concerned that the strict
control of foreigners would damage the tourism business. Sexual abuse common among street children www.thejakartapost.com/news/2007/06/12/sexual-abuse-common-among-street-children.html-0 [accessed 30 May 2011] Amran, Brebes'
friend, started living on the streets after his parents divorced and his
father remarried without telling him. By the age of eight, Amran had already experienced the hard life of a street
child, working as a shoe polisher at the National Monument (Monas) in Central Jakarta, where he was also sexually
abused. "When I was a shoe polisher
one of my consumers sexually abused me and gave me Rp
3,000 (US33 cents)," said Amran, 19, who works
odd jobs to make a living.He said at the time he
did not understand what had happened to him. "I spent the money to play
a pinball machine game," he said. "But as time passed, I learned
that the person had treated me badly." He said most of his friends living
on the streets had been sexually abused by adults. "In fact, some of
them make a living out of it," he said. Psychologist Tika
Bisono said many street children fall victim to
sexual abuse, with some deciding to make a living from it due to their
economic situation. "At first they are shocked, but eventually many see
abuse as an economic opportunity because they can make money out of it,"
she said. - SCCP Groups protests violence in class Ridwan Max Sijabat,
[accessed 30 May 2011] HEALTH AND EDUCATION - GROUPS PROTESTS VIOLENCE IN
CLASS - The KPAI also
told the hearing that it was concerned by the booming child prostitution
trade in Child trafficking on rise in Indonesia Australian Associated Press AAP, Dec 4 2006 news.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=168485 [accessed 13 February 2011] "We only have to walk through
Kuta or any other tourist area at night to see for
ourselves the many young girls working in the street, or in many of the
clubs, karaoke bars or even hotels operating in the area," she
said. "Adolescent children who
drop out of school are the most vulnerable.
"They are trapped by poor education, with little or no work
opportunities. As such they are easy prey for traffickers." Ministry of Women Empowerment
child protection assistant deputy Soepalarto Soedibjo said there had been a "significant
increase" of sexual exploitation of children, with no significant
improvement despite recent efforts to fight the problem. Irmawati, Tempo Interactive, www.tempointeractive.com/hg/nasional/2006/10/16/brk,20061016-86131,uk.html [accessed 30 May 2011] The National Commission for Child
Protection has said that the City of According to him, the sexual
exploitation of children under 18 years of age in Indonesia now reaches
between 75,000 and 90,000. Rusin Tompo from LISAN said
that in one area in Makassar, in Panampu Subdistrict with a
population of 13,622, a total of 766 children aged between five and 12 have
had to stop attending school due to financial factors. Terrible cost of trading in children Mark Forbes, The Age, October 7, 2006 www.theage.com.au/news/in-depth/terrible-cost-of-trading-in-children/2006/10/06/1159641526325.html [accessed 30 May 2011] Smith, 48, was arrested in August.
But there is growing evidence that across Indonesia widespread child abuse
continues. In Jakarta, one phone call can summon a broker who presents a
photographic menu of youngsters for delivery to homes or hotels for less than
$50. On the holiday islands of Bali and Lombok, The
Age was offered boys and girls as young as 13 by pimps working the
streets of seaside resorts, and children reeled off the names of several
Australian "regulars". Human trafficking ring busted Deutsche Presse-Agentur (German
Press Agency) DPA, [accessed 13 February 2011] The victims, aged 14 to 17, were
promised jobs in Jakarta as domestic workers, but were then flown to West
Kalimantan province on the Indonesian side of Borneo and taken across the
border into Malaysia, sometimes using false travel documents. The Status and Trends of HIV/AIDS/STI epidemics in Asia
and the Pacific [PDF] Monitoring the AIDS Pandemic (MAP) Network, pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNACM798.pdf [accessed 19 September 2011] FIGURE 15 - Since the economic crisis
developed in Economic hardship forces children into prostitution ID Nugroho, The lists.topica.com/lists/indonesia-act@igc.topica.com/read/message.html?sort=d&mid=811190885 [accessed 30 May 2011] "I didn't have money and I had
dropped out of school. I finally sold what I had, my body," she said.
Most of her earnings were used to buy drugs, and the remainder to fulfill her
everyday needs. Five Years After ECPAT: Fifth Report on
implementation of the Agenda for Action ECPAT International, November 2001 www.no-trafficking.org/content/web/05reading_rooms/five_years_after_stockholm.pdf [accessed 13 September 2011] [B]
COUNTRY UPDATES – Report by Special Rapporteur [DOC] UN Economic and Social Council Commission on Human Rights,
Fifty-ninth session, 6 January 2003 www.unhchr.ch/Huridocda/Huridoca.nsf/0/217511d4440fc9d6c1256cda003c3a00/$FILE/G0310090.doc [accessed 30 May 2011] [46] In September 2002, Parliament
passed a bill on child protection which will oblige the State to provide special
protection for child victims of neglect, trafficking, exploitation or abuse
and torture, and for children in conflict situations. The bill
also provides for stiff penalties for those involved in the sale and
trafficking of children. The Law on Child Protection criminalizes
any individual, organization or body that engages in child prostitution or
child pornography. The Law also states that the Government and the
community are responsible for providing special protection for children whether
they are victims or perpetrators. Report on laws and legal procedures concerning the
commercial sexual exploitation of children in Indonesia A. Arna & M. Bryneson, ECPAT International, 2004 At one time this article had been archived and may
possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 30 May 2011] This paper reports the findings
from research on the domestic legislation and legal procedures in The Flesh Trade [access information unavailable] The International Labor
Organization (ILO) says thousands of children in Java have been forced into
prostitution by their parents and others. The ILO said its researchers found more
than 21,000 prostituted children, some as young as 15, during a study of
Jakarta and all Javanese provinces except Banten.
"Poverty, lack of educational facilities, traditional views on economic
values of a girl and loose social control are identified as the main
characteristics of the sending areas," the organization said in a
statement. Fighting sexual exploitation and trafficking in Indonesia UNICEF, At a Glance: www.unicef.org/infobycountry/indonesia_23650.html [accessed 13 February 2011] Yani was 15 when her boyfriend lured
her away from home with false promises of a lucrative job and a chance to
continue her education. "My pimp
stopped giving me money and just supplied me with drugs," says Dewi. "I got worse and worse. I lived from hotel
room to hotel room, and worked wherever a client wanted me, here in A Ben Harkness, Inside www.insideindonesia.org/edition-79/wiralodra-s-buffalo-hide-2607229 [accessed 19 September 2011] YKB is now working to tackle
poverty and low levels of education in Bongas in an
attempt to undermine the processes by which the young women in the area
become involved in prostitution. The program’s main aims are to increase
parents’ awareness of the importance of education for their children and also
to motivate children to stay in school. indahnesia.com blog!, blog.indahnesia.com/entry/200406090004/indonesia_s_shameful_export.php [accessed 13 February 2011] Poverty, ignorance and unenforced laws fuel an industry that has sold 70,000
children into prostitution overseas.
It is not something any government likes to make public, but the
figures say it all: Male brothel users new targets in Asian anti-trafficking
drive Agence France-Presse
AFP, 24-JUN-2004 www.intellasia.net/news/articles/society/111209701_printer.shtml [accessed 30 May 2011] Many men who use Asian brothels
believe that it is simply a commercial transaction with benefits on both
sides, activists say. "Some men think they are doing a good deed by
paying for sex in Batam, that the girls will starve in their villages," said
Saleemah Ismail, manager
of the Batam project run by the But up to 40% of the estimated
19,000 sex workers in Batam are under 18, Saleemah told the Singapore Straits Times, announcing
that the poster campaign would begin on July 1. Like girls in brothels around the
region, many are tricked with fake job offers into leaving their villages or
home countries, but find themselves sold as
commercial sex workers and unable to escape. Sexual Abuse, Sexual Exploitation, and the Commercial
Sexual Exploitation of Children Mohammad Farid for
UNICEF-Indonesia, Child Workers in At one time this article had been archived and may
possibly still be accessible [here] [accessed 30 May 2011] Given the social stigma, children
are generally anxious about their involvement being discovered, particularly
by people close to them. They operate clandestinely in small groups, using
secret codes, which are changed immediately when publicly disclosed. As was
reported recently, of 100 young females interviewed, aged 12-19 years who
were involved in such a covert prostitution, 82 claimed that their parents
were not aware of their secret activity. Flesh trade of Sumatra Ahmad Sofian, Inside www.insideindonesia.org/edition-59/flesh-trade-of-sumatra [accessed 30 May 2011] The industry is driven
by growing market demand, especially for girls aged 14-18 years, who are
considered free of disease. The high
price a virgin fetches makes the search for them a highly profitable
business. Violation of Children’s and Women’s Rights: The Case of
Trafficking and Commercial Sexual Exploitation [PDF] Ms. Mehr Khan, UNICEF Regional
Director, www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/slru/ic2003/Khan.pdf [accessed 16 April 2011] [page 40] THE SCOPE AND NATURE OF THE
PROBLEM IN THE EAP REGION - As with trafficking, it is difficult to estimate the number of
children and women being exploited in the commercial sex industry. The
highest concentration of child sex workers is believed to be in the Greater Mekong
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