Bandar Baru

Bandar Baru (known locally as 'BB') is a village in Deli Serdang Regency, North Sumatra, on the road from Medan to Berastagi in Indonesia. It is located in Sibolangit subdistrict by the Bukit Lawang river,[1] near Sibolangit and Karo Regency. The village has many cafes, restaurants, and shops.[2] It is also a lokalisasi (government-licensed prostitution area)[3]

In 1904, a battle occurred in the village between local Karo people and colonial soldiers sent to "pacify the unruly highlanders."[2]

Prostitution

Much of the prostitution in Bandar Baru is based in cafes, where sex workers act as hostesses. They may accompany customers and offer sexual services away from the café. Sex workers may also receive commissions from the sale of drinks to their clients.[1]

Some of the bungalows built for tourists have been turned into brothels.[4]

Sex trafficking

As with other lokalisasi in Indonesia, sex trafficking, particularly of underage girls, is a significant problem.[3][5][6]

Due to its bad reputation and issues associated with prostitution, the status of BB as a lokalisasi is being reviewed by the Deli Serdang government.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Surbakti, Krista; Yudi, Permai (November 2019). "The use of prostitution localization for the region's original income". osf.io. Center for Open Science. doi:10.31227/osf.io/v2ysf. S2CID 243043179. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b Steedly, Mary Margaret (2019). Hanging without a Rope: Narrative Experience in Colonial and Postcolonial Karoland. Princeton University Press. p. 203. ISBN 978-0-691-19463-9.
  3. ^ a b Sofian, Ahmad. "Flesh trade of Sumatra". Archived from the original on 2010-07-06. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
  4. ^ Sembiring, Rudianto (28 July 2015). "Bandar Baru: "The first step in the education of children in the prostitution zone"". ISCP (Indonesian Species Conservation Program). Retrieved 14 December 2019 – via docplayer.net.
  5. ^ Dasgupta, Abhijit; Hamim, Anis; Rahayu, Anna Puspita; Rahmawati, Eka; Agustinanto, Fatimana; Sugiarti, Keri Lasmi; Pasaribu, Magdalena; Kailola, Sally I; Davis, Jamie (November 2006). Sugiarti, Keri Lasmi; Davis, Jamie; Dasgupta, Abhijit (eds.). When they were sold : trafficking of women and girls in 15 provinces of Indonesia (PDF). International Catholic Migration Commission Indonesia. p. 68. ISBN 978-979-98667-2-1.
  6. ^ "Action programmes on child trafficking in North Sumatra". www.ilo.org. 23 April 2010. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  7. ^ "Lokalisasi Bandar Baru Akan Ditertibkan". Harian Sumut Pos (in Indonesian). 17 November 2009. Archived from the original on 27 October 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2019.

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