Even where prostitution is legal, it is still mostly exploitative. The women seldom get the opportunity to put their earnings into a savings account to "retire" when they become less desirable because of middle age. Her manager pockets most of the earnings.

I am trying to recall a little anecdote of several decades ago. Either the Canadian or Alberta government tried to set up the laws to prosecute the customers. Somehow, this approach disappeared. Not hard to figure out why.