Prostitution in the Dominican Republic is legal, but related activities such as prostitution or illegal pimping. However, prostitution laws are generally not enforced. It is estimated that between 60,000 and 100,000 women work as prostitutes in the country, many from neighboring Haiti.
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The Dominican Republic has gained a reputation as a prime destination for international sex tourism, although this activity is largely concentrated in the country's poor coastal cities (notably Las Terrenas, Cabarete, Sosua and Boca Chica), where women have more economic opportunities a little. than in big cities and big cities. Haitian immigrants also take part in the sex tourism business, with many prostitutes in some areas being of Haitian descent. On sex tourism sites, the younger Dominicans are preferred over the darker Haitians, who are forced to work in the streets or local bars rather than the more favorable areas. Child sex tourism is a problem in this country.
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Underage Prostitution
Underage prostitution is a problem, especially in some urban areas in coastal cities, but there has been a decline in child prostitution since 2001, with increasing police and decreasing corruption. Immigration and Customs Enforcement The United States has begun to prosecute individuals involved in child prostitution. A 2015 study by the International Justice Mission found a quarter of sex workers working on the streets, in parks and on beaches under 18.
HIV
HIV/AIDS prevalence in the Dominican Republic is estimated at 0.7 percent, which is relatively low by Caribbean standards. However, the percentage among sex workers is estimated to be much higher, ranging from 2.5% to 12.4%, depending on location.
Human Trafficking
According to the US State Department, the Dominican Republic is a source, transit, and destination country for human trafficking. Women and children from neighboring Haiti, the rest of the Caribbean, Asia and South America are trafficked into the country for forced prostitution. Colombian and Venezuelan women who were brought to the country to dance in strip clubs were forced to work in prostitution.
Dominican women and children are subjected to the domestic sex trade, neighboring Haiti, the rest of the Caribbean, Europe, South and Central America, the Middle East, Asia and the United States.
After the Haitian earthquake in 2010, many Dominican prostitutes cross the border into Haiti, looking for clients among aid workers and UN personnel. Dominican women are paid handsomely because their skin is lighter.
See also
- Women in the Dominican Republic
- Tourism in the Dominican Republic
- Prostitution in Haiti
References
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