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The Globalization and The Liberalization of Prostitution and the Sex Trade

- - - - Globalization
        
        Philippines has become a destination for internationally trafficked individuals (Nelson and Seager, 170)
        
        Nepal, an area where high number of individuals are being trafficked from (Nelson and Seager, 170)
        
        Cambodia became an internationally hot spot for sex tourism. (Nelson and Seager 170)
    - - Due to the increase of local prostitution, women have been encouraged to move to more developing countries. (Poulin,40)
        
        Contributing to the widespread of human trafficking
        
        In Canada, a customer will pay around 8,000 dollars for a women originating from the Philippines, Thailand, or Malaysia. (Poulin,40)
        
        In Western Women, a women originating from former USSR countries in Europe is estimated to be worth in between 15,000 and 30,000 USD. (Poulin, 40)
- - - - Increase of Capitalism
        
        Political changes and the liberation of the economies in third world countries and in former USSR countries have created a market of women and children(Poulin, 39)
        
        In the last 30 years due to the rise of capitalism and globalization, the sex trade has generated millions of dollars. (Poulin,39)
        
        Sex Toursim
        
        Trafficking in Thailand contributes $124 million dollars (US), which is estimated to be around 60% of the governments budget. (Poulin, 38)
        
        Many Second and Third World countries who are in debt have turn to sex tourism.(Poulin, 38)
    - - Targeting individuals in impoverish countries, lacking education, absence of family, and suffers from history of violence.(Davis and Walters, 5)
        
        It is estimated that more than 16,000 children are involved in sex tourism in Mexico. (Davis and Walters, 10)
        
        Child prostitution employs one million children in Asia. Estimation of 1.5 to 2 million are employed in India, 100,000 children in the United States and 500,000 in Latin America (Robinson, 239)
    - - Origins in the Vietnam War (Robinson,242)
        
        Profiteers from first world countries such as America, Japan, Australian and Europeans(Robinson, 243)
- - - - Canada
        
        In the last 15 years the Canadian Government has sought to decriminalized prostitution. (Conseil,16)
        
        Aboriginals are estimated to make up around 85% of Canadian prostitutes. (Conseil,11)
        
        80% of prostitutes in Canada first began profiting from sexual activity at the age of 14. (Conseil,11)
      - Sweden
        
        In 1991, Sweden created a legislation that targets the demand for prostitution.(Conseil,17)
        
        50% of Sweden's street prostitution has dropped.(Conseil, 17)
        
        The legalization of prostitution encourages inequality between men and women, in terms of socially, politically and economically. (Conseil,20)
      - Australia
        
        Decriminalized prostitution
        
        Lead to the increase and demand of the sex industry (Conseil,16)
      - The United Nations estimates that around 2.4 million victims of human trafficking are sexually exploited. (Conseil,10)
      - France's Foundation Cells published a report in 2012 "Rapport mondial sur l'exploitation sexuelle" states that 75% of the world's prostitutes are women and girls between the ages of 13-25 (Conseil,10)
- - - - Physical and Psychological Abuse
        
        63%-76% of prostitutes have experienced physical abuse in their profession including rape, beating and murder.(Conseil,12)
        
        An estimation of 68% of prostitutes display certain type of mental illness including post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and suicidal tendencies (Conseil,12)
        
        Throughout the life time of a prostituted,the prostituted will most likely obtain venereal disease or AIDS (Robinson,250)
        
        Many child prostitutes are denied their education, which helps to develop their mental state. (Robinson,251)
    - - Many individuals who support the sex industry (sex tourism) have a fear of being contaminated by AIDS. There is a believe that young female prostitutes are free from AIDS (Robinson,247)
        
        Individuals are willing to pay more for prostitutes that do not have AIDS, in turn the sex industry profits from the fear.(Robinson,247)