[9][10] At sex tourism sites the lighter Dominicans are favored over darker Haitians,[11] who are forced to work in the streets or local bars rather than the more lucrative up-scale areas.
[14][15] The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement has started prosecuting individuals who are engaging in child prostitution.
[16] A 2015 study by the International Justice Mission found a quarter of sex workers working on the streets, in parks and on beaches were under 18 years old.
[20][21] Women from other parts of the Caribbean, Asia, South America, and Eastern Europe to a lesser extent have also been known to be trafficked into the country for Forced prostitution.
[19] Colombian and Venezuelan women who had been brought into the country to dance in strip clubs are forced to work in prostitution in some tourist areas.
Dominican women are also subjected to sex trafficking within the island, the rest of the Caribbean, Europe, South and Central America, the Middle East, Asia and the United States.