The Similarities Between Prostitution And Sex Trafficking

There is a vast difference in prostitution as a career choice and sex trafficking and many other situations in between. The sex trade has been happening for thousands of years. The Oxford Dictionary describes the sex trade as "the sex industry, specifically the business of prostitution" (Oxford Dictionary) and prostitution "the practice or occupation of engaging in sexual activity for payment" (Oxford Dictionary). Unlike prostitution, sex trafficking is described as "the action or practice of illegally transporting people from one country or area to another for the purpose of sexual exploitation" (Oxford Dictionary). While these two different issues are comparable, they remain different.

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This industry is worth close to two hundred-billion dollars (Statistic Brain), one end of prostitution is a complete choice and the other forced labor. The CBS Miami News team on Channel 5 broadcast and spoke on the arrest of two college girls who made a deal with an undercover police officer for five thousand dollars (CBS News). The worldwide data research team, Statistic Brain, conducted a report on prostitution in 2017, which concluded that the estimated number of prostitutes in the world is 42,000,000 (Statistic Brain). However working as a prostitute, you are taking a chance of being arrested. You are also taking many additional risk like catching a disease, HIV, and have a greater chance of being raped. Drug addiction often plays a role in prostitution. A person may turn to prostitution to pay for their drug addiction or even a high-end prostitute ends up addicted to a drug like cocaine to be able to cope with the job. Regardless where the situation falls on the spectrum, it is very

This paper has given a variety of information and resources to support the topic. Both ends of the spectrum need help. The people who chose prostitution as a career choice should understand they are worth so much more. They do not have to sell their body, and although it may seem easier, or the only way out, it is not.

On the first page, the topic was introduced and described as the broad spectrum of the sex trade to point out that the sex trade included many different situations. The history of the topic was discussed proving prostitution to be one of the oldest professions ever. Then goes on to tell it has never died, and is still close to a two hundred-billion dollar industry today (Statistic Brain). Now with a clearer understanding on the spectrum of the sex trade we can conclude that each situation is different, but it does all need