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Countries of Origin A 1998 report funded by the Swedish government documents women voluntarily coming to Western European destinations from eastern and (mostly) central Europe and indeed from eastern to central Europe, for the purposes of prostitution. Finland and Norway report "busloads" of Russian women coming on short holiday visas, and even for weekends, to earn extra money in more profitable western markets.Whilst detailed studies are lacking in most countires, Kelly & Regan report (.pdf) women from numerous countries in central and eastern Europe, Asia south America and Africa working in prostitution in the UK, whilst confirmed trafficking cases have involved victims from Thailand, Albania, Brazil, Czech Republic, Hungary, Lithuania, Portugal, Spain, Romania, Slovenia and the Ukraine. The tables below document the proportion of migrant prostitutes in the various Western European countries, and their countries of origin. The data is from EUROPAP Regional Reports, compiled for the purposes of this website.
# Indicates other West European countries
Third countries of origin mentioned in the European network AID/STD report 1998-2000
The top table shows that in some countries substantial numbers of foreign sex workers originate from another EU country. A country not mentioned in the source document is Luxembourg, where foreign workers make up almost 100% of prostitutes. In a country like Luxembourg or Belgium the proportion of foreign workers from other European countries is so high that their numbers will increase when a neighboring state has a 'crack down'. Migrant sex workers bring their own challenges to a country.... Milena News - Migration & Prostitution (.pdf) reports that 70-80% of prostitutes in Austria are migrants, who fall under a tough combination of criminal, health, prostitution and immigration legislation. Ultimately it is up to a 'provincial regional officer' to decide the fate of a transgressent prostitutes of foreign origin, which often "...leaves migrant sex workers unprotected in the face of the double game between strict laws and varying criteria for their enforcement. Migrant prostitutes are tolerated to that extent without implying their recognition; on the contrary, what is implied is their absolute vulnerability." Some would argue that the influx of migrant prostitutes ins a problem of trafficking and organised crime. Please follow the link below.
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