Prostitution in Singapore - Wikipedia
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Prostitution in Singapore in itself is not illegal, but various prostitution-related activities are criminalized. This includes public solicitation, living on the earnings of a prostitute and maintaining a brothel. In practice, police unofficially tolerate and monitor a limited number of brothels. Prostitutes in such establishments are required to undergo periodic health checks and must carry a health card.[1]
Practice[edit]
Prostitution occupies an ambivalent position in Singaporean society. Major constraints control its practice despite it being legal.[29] The range of means of procurement used is wide, including prostitutes soliciting in local markets; streetwalkers; prostitutes employed by massage parlors, bars, nightclubs, strip clubs and brothels; and call girls working for escort agencies. Freelance prostitutes operate in dance halls, nightclubs, karaoke lounges and supper clubs. The primary centres for prostitution are the designated red-light areas.[32] The main red-light district in Singapore is located in Geylang.[53] Police unofficially tolerate and monitor a limited number of brothels, where the prostitutes are regularly screened for health check-ups.[1] Orchard Towers, nicknamed the "Four Floors of Whores", is a shopping centre where prostitutes work.[54] Commercial sex workers can also be found in many "massage" or "spa" establishments. Some massage parlors offer massages as a pretext for "special" sexual services. These activities are illegal, and the operators of such massage establishments risk jail if their activities are exposed by police raids.[55] Vietnamese prostitutes in Singapore charge high prices for their services.[56]