Broadcast in English Broadcast Archive. The news website iDnes has reported that a percentage of Czech students have chosen work in the sex trade to make more money, fast. The underlying message for any young woman considering this line of work?
It is anything but easy and there is always a cost. Around percent of some 2, clients are, so that means around - are still in school. Language limitations, lack of familiarity with a new environment and so on? And in Prague it is between 70 β 80 percent. Generally-speaking, do some of these students choose the sex trade because they have gone abroad, as there is less chance of being recognized and being stuck with the social stigma?
They can keep it separate from their families or friendsβ¦. Usually they are not Prague residents. This is inherently a risky business β although I imagine some things have improved β these women are still vulnerableβ¦. I would warn any girls thinking about working in prostitution or other areas of the sex trade that we did a big study about this which showed that only 10 percent of women in the business had not suffered violence or abuse.
This is what can be expected. They have faced all kinds of violence, including the behavior of jealous partners who kick or beat them and behave very poorly towards them. And getting out is the biggest problem. The message is that the rewards may seem great but there are great psychological and physical risks and the outcome is far from certain. This is not an easy profession. That is what I would tell any young woman considering prostitution.
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If they see someone is in trouble, they invite them for an individual meeting, therapy, we help them with debts and with the family. This is the kind of help we can provide, we have the know-how for that. If we return to the segment of prostitutes who are also students, I read there that the greatest risk of course is whether they even finishβ¦.
