Child Exploitation

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PEDOPHILES

Dominican Republic
The Coalition Against Trafficking in Women participated in all the sessions of the "First
Dominican Congress of Women in Prostitution or Sex Workers" held in Santo Domingo in
May 1995. It was responsible for considerable political/ideological discussion regarding the
term "sex worker". The Centre for Orientation and Comprehensive Research (Centro de
Orientacion y Investigacion Integral-COIN), who organized the event, chose the Congress’s
name and confirmed the participation of two of the most controversial personalities in Latin
America and the Caribbean: Gabriela Leite, Brazil, from the National Association of Women
Prostitutes (who did not participate at the last moment), and Economist Zoraida Ramirez
Rodriguez, Venezuela from the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women. The Dominica
women in prostitution attending this event, whether they were residents of this country or
not, decided to give careful consideration to the terms "sex worker" and "woman in
prostitution" before adopting one of them.
The largest number of sexually exploited women from Latin America comes from the
Dominican Republic. These women are vital to the sex industry. This is the reason why this
process of reflection around the term "sex worker" had such relevancy. A year later, "The
Regional Meeting on Trafficking of Women and Migration, Prostitution, Domestic Work and
Marriage" took place in the Dominican Republic on December 11-12, 1996. This event was
sponsored by the Global Alliance Against Trafficking in Women of Thailand along with the
Dutch Foundation Against Trafficking in Women, the UN’s International Research Institute,
and the Women’s Training Department (INSTRAW). It is understood that some of the event’
s reports were the basis for the International Report presented by the Speaker on Violence
Against Women at the United Nations