Couple who ran Boat Quay nightclubs gets jail, fine in Singapore's first labour trafficking sentencing

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SINGAPORE: A married couple who ran two nightclubs at Boat Quay became the first to be sentenced under the Prevention of Human Trafficking Act ...

SINGAPORE: A married couple who ran two nightclubs at Boat Quay became the first to be sentenced under the Prevention of Human Trafficking Act that came into force in Singapore in 2015.

READ: Sex trafficking in Singapore - How changes to the law may protect women duped into prostitution The women were not allowed to keep the tips they earned, although dancers at both clubs were meant to generate income through customer tips. Two of them were not paid their monthly salaries.

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