The sex business is seen as one of the important mechanisms to redistribute wealth back to rural communities. In Vietnam, Cambodia and China we are also witnessing a booming and rapidly growing sex sector. Young men without partners move to cities to work and find ways to fulfill their natural needs. Young women also try to find employment in cities but because of the lack of opportunities for women they often end up in the sex sector. International migration is a part of this process.
Burmese women move to Thailand.
Cambodians also go to Thailand. One third of the sex workers in Cambodia are Vietnamese. About one million Indonesians are living and working in Malaysia. Philippine housemaids and entertainers can be found in many countries. Four million Bangladeshis are working abroad.