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Are these children still 
studying, Mama?

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Yes, they are. In Junior high school, 
Senior high school, even in University.

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Some of them still 
live with their parents.

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Mainly because of their economic needs.

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Also, the assistance they receive from
their parents is not enough to sustain.

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When they look at their friends
who have a new skirt, new phone

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These things tempt them.

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Get requests like "You have to 
accompany me to the hotel."

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"There is a guest,
you have to be there."

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Some of them oblige as they want to
be like the friends who bring much money.

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"She earns a lot, 
so I also can be like her",

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Environmental factor...

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Some of them are children
from broken families.

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Their parents have divorced
and left them

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It can be a mother leaving her children.

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Or a father who married again
and abondoned his children...

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So there was none in the family
to take care of these children.

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and finally, the (broken family) children 
lose their ways.

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Children who are young ...

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usually, have a price 
around IDR 500k (USD$35)

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If they have to stay one night, the
price is around IDR 1 million (USD #70)

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and they are used over and over again

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When the ship carrying white men comes...

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they get aboard the ship and come back
when the ship returns.

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they travel to places like 
Serui, Manokwari, Biak, Sorong...

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And bring one or two of their friends

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from other cities to their hometown.

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Mama Fin's Voice

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Ma, your hair is untidy.

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- oh no, have to tidy my hair first.
- Mama, don't forget to use lipstick!

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- Mama, just uses lipstick.
- What to do? Have to take a photo.

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Give it to me, my book.

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Ouch, don't take my bag in front of 
camera, its bad, just use lipstick.

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Ok, you all can go now. 
I will catch up with you.

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Don't start shooting, 
Not yet finished my make up.

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Those who pay for sex are our people
themselves, Papuan.

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They are usually civil servants, 
businessmen, also from private sector.

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Any government staff?

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Yes, there are.

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Exactly the government staff, 
When they come here...

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they come by car...

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They tell the driver to
look for young girls.

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Because they love to do that
with girls in their young age.

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They don't want the "root", 
They want the "vine"

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Most of the customers don't use a condom.
They don't want.

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The girls usually bring the condoms
and we teach them about using condoms.

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They usually know about 
the use of condoms.

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But when they go with them, the ones 
(customers) with a car and offer condom,

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the customers first deny it
and drink alcohol with them.

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"Yes, but you have to drink first"
they say

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"Let's drink first then go out in the car"

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When the girls become drunk 
they forget to offer the condoms again.

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Even though when they use a condom, 
the customers don't want to pay after sex

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Because they first refused it.

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They provide reasons that a rubber met
the body/flesh, not flesh on flesh.

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So they are in a pitiful situation.
When they are

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on the road.. also

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they face violence.

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Like they get hit by the clients.

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when they (customers) force the girl 
to be drunk .. often

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their handphone or money 
gets stolen after sex ..

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or get cheated by customers
after sex...

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"Be patient, baby. Have to go to the ATM" 
Although they don't, they just run away.

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After coming back from the hotel, usually,
there are more guys waiting for them.

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They want to buy her the drinks,
If they deny it, they get hit by them.

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There was a girl who got pregnant
and had to perform an abortion.

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She died eventually.

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she took medicine and then
got a massage on the belly.

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They massaged and stepped on her stomach

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She bleed a lot and then died.

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We act as an extension staff ....

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provide information to 
the girls on the road.

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We give advice till our tongues are tired.

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Yes, but often they answer that 
they do it for economic needs.

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Need food, need clothes.

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Absolutely, they also are subjected to
stigma from society.

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They often say that they are still young
but old enough to sell themselves.

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And more judgmental opinions like this.

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It happens sometimes that 
a customer brought a girl...

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and there were some other 
customers at the same time ..

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Forced from the condition,
she had to serve them all

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If she serves them, she will get money.
Is it true ...?

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A customer said, 
"Let's go for a walk somewhere."

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Then when they came back, 
he didn't have money to pay her.

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they have guest/customer...

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if..

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they bring the girls to a hotel, 
usually the customer ....

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Say they are three pairs, 
three men, and three girls.

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When they are drunk...

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Then while being drunk, one man 
have sex with three girls.

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And they also have to serve 
the other men.

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so, there is indiscriminate sex

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I always give advice to those girls.

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If one of these men were 
HIV positive,

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So all of the girls would get
HIV too.

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So I tell the government to 
not to be blind to this.

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The government should be aware
of these girls on the street.

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Because they need attention
from the government to ....

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provide alternatives.

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Such as sweeper or floor cleaner jobs.

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Or to provide a foundation that works for 
the girls who are involved in prostitution

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the government should not wait for
the people from outside to provide help.

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They should create a program to prevent
HIV/AIDS or sexually transmitted diseases.

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for the prostitute girls on the street...

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The local Govt. should be paying attention
to this also, they have to see...

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Because this is really happening. And
the government should know these girls...

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As some of the government officials 
transport them by car to the hotel.

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They are the officials
with the dark-glass car.

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"Girl, come inside the car!"

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What a pity, they are the next generation.

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It is us who must pay attention to them,
the next generation.

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If not us, who else would 
work for our land?

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If these girls die because of HIV
What's the future?

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Mama Fin's Voice

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Present:

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Thank you