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Prostitution is legal for persons over the age of 18. Prostitution is common and it is practiced openly in major cities and tourist resorts.

Most human trafficking victims are trafficked within the country, to the provinces closest to the borders with Argentina and Brazil, notably in Paysandu, Salto, and Colonia. ^[1]

Some women are also trafficked to Spain and Italy for commercial sexual exploitation, through the use of false job offers. ^[2]

Occasionally, parents facilitate the exploitation of their children in prostitution ^[3].

References

External links

• U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of International Labor Affairs
• Global March
• ALU Archive LATIN AMERICAN SEX WORKERS
• Interview with the Chairperson of the Uruguayan Association of Professional Prostitutes

Prostitution in South America Sovereign states Argentina · Bolivia · Brazil · Chile · Colombia · Ecuador · Guyana · Panama1  · Paraguay · Peru · Suriname · Trinidad and Tobago1 · Uruguay · Venezuela Dependencies Aruba1 / Netherlands Antilles1 (Netherlands) · Falkland Islands / South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (UK) 2 · French Guiana (France) 1 Territories also in or commonly considered to be part of North America and/or Central America.  2 Territories also in or commonly considered to be part of Antarctica.