The Sex Trade > Southeast Asia

Dancers at Cowboy 2 Bar wait outside for passing customers in Bangkok, Thailand.

2014

A group of young and colorful dancers take a quick break outside of Arexus KTV Bar in Manila, Philippines.

2015

Sex workers wait on the street patiently for customers on Sukhumvit Soi 3 in Bangkok, Thailand. The street is a common attraction for American sex tourists seeking out ladyboys for the night, with hourly "love" hotels lining the streets.

2014

Two young sex workers wait for customers at the door of the Sistar 1418 International Productions Entertainment Club in Manila, Philippines.

2015

A ladyboy flirts with an elderly American sex tourist at the entrance to Sukhumvit Soi 3, also known as Soi Nana, in Bangkok, Thailand.

2014

Exotic dancers perform at a strip club in Angeles, Philippines. Angeles, which was once home to Clark Air Base, is still a hotspot for sex work and trafficking despite Mount Pinatubo's detrimental volcanic eruption in 1991, which closed the base.

2015

A dancer works for tips from both male and female customers at an open air bar in Phuket, Thailand.

2014

A young exotic dancer gets ready for a performance at a strip club in Phuket, Thailand.

2014

A dancer entertains tourists at an outdoor strip club in Phuket, Thailand. In contrast to Bangkok, Phuket accepts sex work more openly because of its longstanding reputation as a resort.

2014

Three sex workers anxiously await a group of nearby customers outside of a bar in Manila, Philippines.

2015

A group of sex workers stop by a roadside food cart in Bangkok, Thailand.

2014