Sex Workers

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A sex worker holds 200 euros.
Crime
Leiden steps up summer inspections amid rise in illegal sex work in student housing
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Sex worker on a bed
PoliticsBusiness
Cabinet wants to tighten ban on pimps, and raise legal sex work age to 21
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Sex worker on a bed
Crime
Prosecutors worried about scrapping Dutch rules against exploitation of sex workers
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Sex worker on a bed
Crime
Five men, two women arrested in sex trafficking case involving South American victims
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Sex worker on a bed
Crime
Abuse allegations in the Dutch porn industry require more attention, says Parliament
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Femke Halsema
Politics
Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema secures City Council nomination for second term
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An artist's rendering of Amsterdam's proposed Erotic Center
Politics
Squatters against the Amsterdam Erotic Center plans: "We will sabotage every step"
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Sex worker on a bed
HealthBusiness
Sex workers can take out liability coverage with a major insurer for the first time
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Sign at the NDSM-Werf protesting against the Erotic Center, stating “Do your fucking in De Wallen” in Dutch. March 2023.
PoliticsBusiness
Amsterdam-Noord residents relieved as NDSM excluded from Erotic Center plans
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An artist's rendering of Amsterdam's proposed Erotic Center
PoliticsBusiness
Amsterdam chooses Europaboulevard for controversial Erotic Center location
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Posters against the proposed Erotic Center in Amsterdam. July 2023.
PoliticsBusiness
Amsterdam residents to demonstrate against proposed erotic center in Noord
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Sex worker on a bed
HealthPoliticsBusiness
Cabinet wants to improve the position of sex workers with new plan of action
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Posters against the proposed Erotic Center in Amsterdam. July 2023.
PoliticsBusiness
Amsterdam sex workers and residents march together against controversial erotic center
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Sex workers march from the Oudekerksplein in Amsterdam to the Stopera in protest of proposed changes in the Red Light District and the construction of the erotic center. 30 March 2023
Politics
Protest march against Amsterdam's controversial erotic center on Thursday
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The streets of the Red Light District in Amsterdam packed with tourists on a Thursday night in July 2017
HealthPoliticsBusiness
Privacy watchdog critical of Dutch plans for a digital sex worker registry
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An artist's rendering of Amsterdam's proposed Erotic Center
PoliticsBusiness
Amsterdam Mayor receives over 22,000 signatures opposing erotic center
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The streets of the Red Light District in Amsterdam packed with tourists on a Thursday night in July 2017
PoliticsBusinessCulture
Only 1 in 5 Amsterdammers supports erotic center plans, study finds
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Amsterdam-Zuid locals protest against plans for an erotic center in their district during a district council meeting at the RAI, 12 April 2023
PoliticsBusiness
Amsterdam-Zuid also firmly opposed to Erotic Center plans in the district
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The xhamster website on a computer screen
BusinessEntertainment
Court orders xHamster to stop showing amateur pornography without consent
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An artist's rendering of Amsterdam's proposed Erotic Center
PoliticsBusiness
NDSM wharf "absolutely not" suitable for erotic center, says Amsterdam-Noord council
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Sex worker on a bed
HealthCrime
Rules for sex workers unclear and outdated, says STI advocacy
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Sex worker on a bed
CrimePolitics
Amsterdam wants to crack down on illegal prostitution, mayor says
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Sex workers march from the Oudekerksplein in Amsterdam to the Stopera in protest of proposed changes in the Red Light District and the construction of the erotic center. 30 March 2023
CrimePoliticsBusiness
Amsterdam sex workers fear resorting to illegal work as early closing times cut income
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Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema, flanked by police officers in front of the Stopera, argues with sex workers angered about her policies regarding the Red Light District and the proposed erotic center. 30 March 2023
PoliticsBusiness
Sex workers clash with Amsterdam mayor after protest against Red Light District policy