Whilst there are occasional raids by the police, they establishments generally operate untroubled by law enforcement.
Police report that 1,500 women and adolescents are working in bars, massage parlours and hotels catering to foreigners and tourists.
[5] One of the major destinations is China, where the victims are forced enforced endenture to repayment the people smugglers to the "fee" to get them abroad.
[8] Women and girls are subjected to sex trafficking in Mongolian massage parlors, hotels, bars, and karaoke clubs.
Authorities prosecuted 37 defendants and convicted eight under article 124 in 2016; however, it was unclear how many of these cases had direct links to sex trafficking.
Young women are at risk of being exploited in prostitution by truck drivers transporting coal who are awaiting border crossing.