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Prostitution: The Traffickers
Prostitution has deep roots. However, today
it has become a lucrative and mass-market business. And with such
large sums of money to be made, it is no surprise that international
ciminal organizations have become active in parisian prostitution
operations.
Various "mafias" have set up networks to provide a supply
of prostitutes to the city. The economic dislocations resulting
from the transition of the former-Soviet Union and Eastern European
nations to capitalism have opened new avenues to trafficking. Poverty
and unemployment fuel the supply of potential victims. And thousands
of women are trafficked from Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe to
the streets of Paris, where they are put to work in horrible circumstances.
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This new face of prostitution in Paris is very
different from the older French model of independent prostitutes
who considered their profession to be like any other. Since brothels
were made illegal in 1946, the typical parisian pro had a modicum
of security and freedom in her work. But the mafia-controlled network
is threatening the livelihood of those who would continue to work
as they always have.
The mafias ensnare young women by offering them the opportunity
to "work" abroad, often as a nanny. Once the women take
the bait, they are threatened or subjected to violence including
repeated rape, and shipped off to their new "job." On
the streets mafia thugs, always on the lookout in case a girl tries
to escape, control the women’s every move.
The foreign prostitutes are often forced to work long hours in deplorable
conditions and they receive very little of what they earn. They
must service every client no matter how dangerous.
And even when they are discovered by authorities, they are more
likely to be arrested than rescued. Corruption goes hand-in-hand
with the mafia-controlled prostitution operations. Traffickers avoid
arrest by cultivating partners among corrupt officials.
Understanding the Issue:
Prostitution: The
Debate
Prostitution: How
the Working Girls' See Things
Prostitution: The
Clients' View
Prostitution: Busting
the Traffic
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