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February 06, 2012

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DrDez
11:05am Apr 7, 2012

I have heard from a source within the said body that they spent $30,000 on this and only 2 months on its business as usual

He being a financial controller is livid..

jusdogin
1:16pm Feb 7, 2012

Kampung man I totally agree - a couple of dudes I know fron uni have ex wives and kids and now they have new wives but pay nothing to the kids support. dunno if this is typical


KampungHighlander
11:37pm Feb 6, 2012

Most of the ladies I have met in this profession do it because it is the only employment they can find that provides sufficient income to support their families.

While I commend the MUI for providing training and support to ladies like Sri Anjarwati who at 46 would be considered well past their prime, handing out 3 million so they can start a business that is unlikely to earn more than 600,000 a month is not going to attract the younger women who are still trying to support children.

Perhaps the MUI would be better to concentrate on efforts to reform Divorce laws to make Indonesian men provide sufficient financial support so that their ex wives are not forced to sell their bodies to support their children.

DrDez
6:40pm Feb 6, 2012

JH... I only know one and she is a French/English women living in Paris - She lives a pretty nice life (nice house, car, clothes, seems to have plenty of money) except she spends quite a lot of it on her knees or back... I would be happy if she was not 'on the job' however, but its her choice unlike many here.


munkerama
6:30pm Feb 6, 2012

@bawel what does being an atheist have to do with this topic. Find something better to do than troll message boards. How about an opinion instead


The Indonesian Council of Ulema is claiming success with a prostitution-buyout scheme, administered in conjunction with the East Java provincial government.

According to the council, known as the MUI, the program offers an incentive of Rp 3 million ($340) for sex workers who leave the business.

“This is a step in eradicating prostitution complexes in East Java. Thankfully, there are 20 women who have repented,” said Abdusshomad Buchori, the head of the provincial chapter of the MUI.

The women were working in the government-sanctioned Bangunsari prostitution complex in the port city of Surabaya.

Besides the cash handout intended as startup capital to begin small businesses, the women were given vocational training, Abdusshomad said.

“Skills are needed to succeed back in their home towns. We aim to eradicate prostitution but with solutions, not simply by evicting them willy-nilly,” he said.

Besides Bangunsari, Surabaya is also home to several other prostitution centers, including the notorious Dolly strip of brothels in the heart of the city.

At Bangunsari alone, Abdusshomad said, the number of sex workers has declined from thousands to around 150 since the program began.

One of the women who has taken the offered cash and returned home is 46-year-old Sri Anjarwati, of Mojokerto, 50 kilometers west of Surabaya.

“I work here because I am taking revenge against my husband, who cheated on me. But now I realize that this work is sinful and not permitted under my religion,” she said.

“Hopefully my repentance will be accepted,”

Sri said she plans to use the Rp 3 million to open a food stall in her sister’s village in nearby Ngawi district.

“I want to open a warung there. I chose to repent because I witnessed many of my friends dying of infectious diseases. Before that happens to me, I wish to ask forgiveness,” she said, crying. Antara