Subject: The Red light District
2014-JAN-31-0955Hrs
I want to congratulate all those who mentioned about the Red Light District, especially Linda Edwards and Maria Mora whose submission, included advice to parents on how they can enlighten their children about such a district and the need for the development of conscience and empathy.
We must also look at the persons who own and run these notorious districts and how they are prostituting the unsuspecting local, and foreign nationals, some of whom believe that they are going to Trinbago to obtain a respectable job. There are many stories of students who got trapped in looking for cash to purchase a dress for graduation or another reason by going to do a week end baby sitting job that ended up as something else. There are many foreign women whose passports are taken away from them, who are threatened not to disclose trafficking in human beings and who never knew that they would have worked in the Red light district or red light country. Now with the number of homeless and parent less children because of our high murder rate, drugs, HIV/AIDS, ignorance and subsequent poverty, our children are most at risk. It therefore becomes a societal issue that the entire country should address. While we pray we should also ask for direction of our Lord to show and tell us where to go and how to help. We should also point persons to the relevant government ministries and organisations where they can seek help. We must all do our best to assist our neighbours in whatever small way we can. Perhaps we can volunteer with a church group or an NGO/ CBO that is working in that or other relevant areas.
There is so much we can do together.
Maureen Taylor-Ryan 71
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