There are no government estimates of the value of Thailand's sex industry, or how much of the income from tourism comes from sex tourists. Thailand's sex industry under fireJORGE SILVA / REUTERS Women stand outside a bar in a red light district in Bangkok. However, there are about 123,530 sex workers in Thailand, according to a 2014 UNAIDS report, compared with 37,000 sex workers in neighbouring Cambodia. There was no link between the tourism minister's aim to rid Thailand of its sex tourism industry and the raids, a police spokesman said. Thailand is home to an extensive sex industry, largely catering to Thai men.

Source: Stuff July 16, 2016 23:48 UTC