| dbo:abstract |
Jamaica is a source, transit, and destination country for adults and children trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labor. Domestically, most victims are impoverished women and children enticed from rural parts of the country to metropolitan areas by family members or newspaper classified job postings for spa attendants, masseurs, or exotic dancers. After they are recruited, victims are coerced into prostitution. Sex tourism in resort areas has been identified as a problem. Jamaica is reported to be a destination country for women trafficked from the Dominican Republic, Russia, Eastern Europe, Cuba, to work in the sex trade. Some Jamaican women and girls have been trafficked to Canada, the United States, the Bahamas, and other Caribbean destinations for commercial sexual exploitation. While the Government of Jamaica and numerous NGOs have endeavored to combat the problem, the response is widely viewed as lacking and inadequate. U.S. State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons placed the country in "Tier 2" in 2017. (en) |
| rdfs:comment |
Jamaica is a source, transit, and destination country for adults and children trafficked for the purposes of sexual exploitation and forced labor. Domestically, most victims are impoverished women and children enticed from rural parts of the country to metropolitan areas by family members or newspaper classified job postings for spa attendants, masseurs, or exotic dancers. After they are recruited, victims are coerced into prostitution. Sex tourism in resort areas has been identified as a problem. (en) |
