island. It was reported in 2013 that "dancers" were coming to the island at weekends and engaging in prostitution. Sint Eustatius It has been reported that one or possibly two brothels exist on St Eustatia. Sint Maarten Sint Maarten has the second largest brothel in the area, the "Seamans Club". It was set up in the 1960s to service the needs of the fishermen in the newly created fishing industry. As the bulk of these fishermen are Japanese, it is known locally as the "Japanese Club". Prostitution also occurs in nightclubs and hotels. Dancers in lap dancing and striptease establishments sometimes offer sexual services as a sideline. There are also a number of illegal small brothels on the island. Generally, prostitution is accepted in Sint Maarten and seen as a necessary part of the tourism industry. Sex trafficking is a problem on the island. Sint Maarten is a transit, and destination country for women and children subjected to sex trafficking. Women and girls from Latin America, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe, and Russia are the most vulnerable to sex trafficking, including women working in regulated and unregulated brothels and dance clubs. Some foreign women in St. Maarten's commercial sex industry are subjected to debt bondage. References