Many girls pursuing high school or tertiary education have opted to earn money by acting as sex workers. Many female students are seduced into easy money through the sex industry. According to the Ministry of Public Security, recently Hanoi and HCM City have detected several cases where many girl students have acted as sex workers to earn money.
Sex buyers are often well-to-do men who are keen in racking up as many sex partners as possible. The ministry cited a recent case in Hanoi where police detected hundreds of female students sheltered in a hotel basement to serve clients. Many of them were high school students, with some still studying at secondary schools. Most of them fell into the work not due to economic difficulties but due to their pursuit of a more glamorous lifestyle.
The most prominent case involved a student named Nguyen Thuy Linh from the northern province of Quang Ninh. When she was arrested, Linh confessed that she started a life of gross self-indulgence after she entered university. Born into a well-to-do family, Linh was provided with a large amount of money to cover her living costs. Instead of focusing on her study, Linh spent most of her money on fashion and cosmetics, becoming an outstanding girl in her class in terms of appearance.
At the invitation of her friends, Linh often went to nightclubs where she was eventually introduced to a female sex broker. Linh made friend with the woman who then invited her to act as a waitress at a bar to earn money.
After several attempts, the woman succeeded in convincing Linh. Initially, she was asked to toast drinks with rich men, one of whom eventually bought her an apartment and lived with her. She gradually paid less attention to her studies. A short time later, she broke up with her companion and became depressed and spent increasing amounts of time out at nightclubs. She was then forced by her madam to act as a prostitute.
