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Kalijodo'€™s sex workers move to neighboring red-light district

A poster of a man and a woman in a steamy moment overlooks the wasteland of Kalijodo after the city administration shut down the infamous red-light district

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Wed, March 2, 2016 Published on Mar. 2, 2016 Published on 2016-03-02T17:30:33+07:00

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Kalijodo'€™s sex workers move to neighboring red-light district

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span class="caption">A poster of a man and a woman in a steamy moment overlooks the wasteland of Kalijodo after the city administration shut down the infamous red-light district. (Antara/Wahyu Putro A)

After being evicted from the Kalijodo red-light district in North Jakarta, sex workers have started to move to the Dadap Cheng In red-light district in Tangerang regency.

During a February raid on the Dadap Cheng In red-light district, security officers arrested dozens of young sex workers who said they had moved there from Kalijodo, said Tangerang Regent Ahmed Zaki Iskandar on Wednesday.

'€œThe exodus is similar to the time when the Dolly red-light district in Surabya was closed,'€ Ahmed said as reported by tribunnews.com on Wednesday.

The city administration knocked down all the buildings in the red-light district on Monday. Hundreds of residents were relocated to low-cost apartments while sex workers were forced to leave the area.

The peripatetic sex workers arrested in Dadap Cheng In were sent back to their hometowns after signing a statement promising that they would not return to the area.

'€œThe number of sex workers is increasing. They come from various regions,'€ Ahmed said.

Ahmed said he had notified the Home Ministry of his administration'€™s desire to close down the Dadap Cheng In red-light district. Ahmed'€™s administration hopes that the Home Ministry can provide the sex workers will education and training to equip them with new skills. (bbn)(+)

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