Seventeen Laotian women were held hostage in a karaoke cum brothel in Plutaluang, Sattahip. The women were forced to work as prostitutes 12 hours per day. The Lao Embassy in Bangkok was alerted. The women have been detained. Miss Joi telephoned the Lao Embassy to help her leaving a karaoke shop called Nong Orm in Tambon Plutaluang, Sattahip where she was forced to work as a prostitute and detained for five months without pay. Jatuporn Aroonrerkthavil DSI , arrived with a warrant from Pattaya provincial court dated September 17 together with Mrs Piyanart Pulpipat an officer of the child and family welfare organisation and Ms Urairat Chookaew a psychologist.
A police officer disguised as a tourist walked into the karaoke shop finding Ms Pang age 28 a Laos national who offered sexual services to the the undercover police agent at a price of 1, THB. The undercover agent then sent a signal to the police to arrest the suspects on charges of prostitution and allowing under age persons to work in an entertainment venue and hiring foreigners without a work permit.
Altogether 17 Laos women were detained on charges of prostitution. Oil aged 21, confessed that she and her six friends were promised to work in the karaoke shop on a salary of 3, THB per month. But when they arrived they were forced to work work as prostitutes.
They had worked for the last 6- 7 months and had debts of 10, THB. Ms Oil reported that in one month they were only allowed two days off otherwise they would be deducted between -1, THB per day.
Working time was from And they were are not allowed to leave the premises since the owner was afraid that they would escape. They were staying in a room with people and a guard watching them all the time. Later the police did not found Ms. Joi, and they were told that she had escaped to Laos before the police raided Nong Orm Karaoke.
