Sex workers warn each other of aggressive clients on new platform
2022-04-21
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A new online platform for sex workers launched on Wednesday, intended to increase their safety. On Ugly Mugs NL, sex workers can anonymously warn each other about dangerous and aggressive customers, check their new customers before a meeting, and receive notifications if a dangerous customer is in the region. They can also find help filing a report with the police, NOS reports.
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Sex workers left struggling financially after coronavirus closures
2022-04-21
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The measures used to tackle, and coronavirus pandemic has left many Dutch escorts with financial difficulties. To make ends meet many worked illegally, despite the risks. 300 escorts took part in the survey. 65% said they had financial problems following the closure of clubs and brothels. Many were not employed or 'official' sex workers and not eligible for financial help.
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Nurse becomes sex worker and escort because she wants to help the disabled.
2021-11-18
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Karin, 57 from Amsterdam was a nurse. She quit ger job and started working for an Amsterdam escort Agency which caters for clients who have disabilities and health issues. She saiid, working as a nurse inspired her to become a sex worker. She worked as a district nurse trating patients at home or care centres. She became to realise her patients had physical or mental disabilities, but also had se .....
SANS - Site working towards getting sexworkers human rights
2021-07-14
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SANS is working towards getting sexworkers the same human rights as the rest of society, and not be subjected to discrimination, oppression or stigmatisation. SANS counteracts the stereotypical and bias image that exists about the sale of sexual services.
We want a more sensible policy and legislation concerning the selling and buying of sexual services, a decriminalisation that means that t .....
Utrecht closing street prostitution zone; Concerns for sex workers' safety
2021-07-01
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Utrecht's street prostitution zone is closing at midnight. From 00:01 a.m. on Thursday, sex workers will no longer work on Europalaan. People involved are concerned that with the street prostitution zone, often referred to as the 'Tippelzone' or 'De Baan', sex workers in Utrecht are also losing their safety. .....
Sex workers are back in business in the Netherlands as Covid cases ease
2021-05-20
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This has come almost immediately after the nation recorded its highest levels of the year in April. So clearly, the vaccines are doing something!
From this week sex workers in the Netherlands are allowed to receive clients again. .....
Cafes open their terraces and sex workers take to streets in coronavirus protests
2021-03-03
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Several cafes and bars in Amsterdam and Breda opened their doors for a time on Tuesday afternoon, in protest at the current lockdown measures. Cafes are currently closed, but many owners say there is little difference between sanctioning sit down outside spaces, which is banned, and queuing for takeaways – which is allowed.
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Meanwhile, in The Hague, a group of sex worke .....
Criminalising sex work will drive it underground, Dutch minister tells MPs
2020-09-05
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The Dutch government is to research how other countries regulate prostitution, but has no plans to criminalise sex work, as some campaign groups are calling for, junior justice minister Ankie Broekers-Knol told MPs on Thursday. The minister made the statement during a debate on sex work which was called following a citizens’ initiative campaign group collected more than 40,000 signatures. .....
Sex worker survey shows most did not get government corona support
2020-07-04
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About half of migrant sex workers in Holland returned home to their own countries. This survey was based on a sample of 108 workers organised by the Prostitution Information Center and the SekswerkExpertise network.
Over half of the respondents to the survey applied to the Government for income support. Only 8 were successful. Twenty-six sex workers were rejected outright. The responden .....
Sex work back on July 1st in Holland
2020-06-25
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A large number of restrictions, such as the current maximum number of 30 people to gather together, the closure of gyms, saunas, casinos, sex work and contact sports are set to be lifted from July 1, Prime Minister Mark Rutte announced at a press conference on Wednesday. Local governments will have more control over the restarting of carnivals and events, because of the permit ap .....