And, again, this article is focused on women / straight cammers, but I have to imagine all of the insights apply to the all-male / gay cammers, too.
[quote]Valeria is one of tens of thousands of Venezuelan women working as models in Colombia’s many webcam houses, where they receive a salary and accommodation in return for their performances online, streaming mostly to clients in Europe and North America.
[quote]The houses are usually in residential areas where they appear typical from the outside, but inside have been converted into make-shift studios with lights, cameras and sex toys in abundance.
[quote]The adult webcam industry itself isn’t new in Colombia, with some studios thought to have opened in the early 2000s, but the ongoing economic crisis in Venezuela, exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic, sparked the emergence of a patchwork of small, informal webcam houses across Colombia, particularly in border areas where they offer migrants a wage and a place to live.
[quote]A 2022 study estimated that in the border cities of Cúcuta and Villa Rosario alone, there were between 800 and 1,000 webcam houses hosting an estimated 11,700 migrants across them, the majority of whom are Venezuelan. The number of these houses could now be as high as 3,000, according to César García, coordinator of the North Santander region at Aid for Aids Colombia, the NGO focused on HIV prevention among Colombian and migrant populations which conducted the study.
[quote]The webcam modeling community in Colombia largely employs women. CNN visited three cam houses (one illegal and two legal), where between four and 12 people were living and working. All the models stayed in shared rooms and played a part in chores, such as keeping communal areas clean, and they had community rules to live by.
[quote]Webcam modeling is legal in Colombia, as long as models are at least 18 years old and participating in the work of their own free will. To be considered legal, webcam businesses – like all businesses – have to fulfill several requirements, including registering with the local chamber of commerce, paying taxes, providing employment contracts, and upholding health and safety regulations. Businesses that fail to do so are considered illegal.
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