A few wholly unthoughtout questions... on one of the readings...

Some are hoodwinked into the work, and arrive at Curicao without being aware of what they applied for, but an equal number know what Campo stands for.

- Do those who don’t know what it stands for get a say in whether to continue with the job or not?

Few women in this sector have pimps, and they manage to work quite independently.

- Is this still a form of slavery?

And although prostitution was initially legalized to cater to male visitors and migrants, in 1993 the majority of the paying clients were Antillian and other Carribean men of all classes. Given that in the early 1990s the male population of Curacao above the age of twenty was 43,545, these figures indicate that the minimum number of paid sexual encounters in the state-regulated brothel far exceeds the number of adult men on the island.

- What, if any, effect does this have of the women and the trade?

In Haiti, as in Curacao, white European women form the elite group in the sex trade while Afro-Carribbean women are concentrated among the lowest-paid street workers.

- What role do women play in creating inequality in the sex trade?

Marriage can facilitate a woman’s entrance into prostitution, but marriage ‘to the right man’ can also put an end to sex work.

- No question, just interesting.