Men interested in paying for sex duped into listening to harrowing true stories about trafficking
2020-11-28
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The campaign, launched by a non-profit organisation called Talita which supports women who have been trafficked or exploited into prostitution, says it provides the chance to “Get in touch with experienced girls, today,” and “Real girls, no fake profiles” via a phone number.
But each name simply leads the caller to a recording of a woman who reveals she has been traff .....
Underage sex work warning as teens turn to prostitution after losing jobs in Sweden
2020-05-25
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An unexpected outcome of the coronavirus pandemic is concerning police in Sweden.
Young people are going into illegal sex work to make money after losing their part-time jobs, a recent undercover operation revealed.
"Their parents also spoke about this. We are talking low-paying jobs, such as fast-food restaurants," Malin Andersson, Secretary of Social Affairs for the Stockhol .....
Swedish ministers want jail time for sex buyers
2020-05-25
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Is the Nordic model failing? Yes, it must be because certain Swedish ministers want more police recourse to control those women who make a decision to sell sex. Of course, they propose they want more resources to go after the clients, and to jail them as well.
The Ministers of Justice and Migration, Morgan Johansson, and Gender Equality, Åsa Lindhagen, demand harder punishments f .....
The Nordic Model is doing so well in Sweden.
2020-05-25
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A Romanian woman is being charged for trafficking and police discovered an extensive brothel operation. So a country with the Nordic Model and low level of clients still manages to support brothels despite the Nordic model. The Nordic model is not helping trafficked women, In this case, a 15-year-old. Nordic model is not required to prosecute this type of abuse.
The Nordic Model with p .....
Sex workers must not be left behind in the response to COVID-19
2020-04-10
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GENEVA, 8 April 2020—The COVID-19 pandemic, as with other health crises, exposes existing inequalities and disproportionately affects people already criminalized, marginalized and living in financially precarious situations, often outside social protection mechanisms.
During these difficult times, the Global Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP) and UNAIDS wish to draw attention to the p .....