NZ exploiting Asian women for sex, says US report

A report issued by the US State Department is portraying New Zealand as a place where Asian women are being exploited for sex.

The report also claims a sizeable number of children are involved in prostitution, many the victims of trafficking.

It says some women being smuggled into New Zealand are put to work to repay substantial debts to the traffickers. It says the Government should make a greater effort to prosecute trafficking and raise public awareness.

The same source caused controversy last year when it claimed New Zealand had a large problem with children being trafficked for prostitution.

- NEWSTALK ZB