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Science & Tech 3 years ago

Dutch sex workers get new online tool to flag violence

The Netherlands launched on April 20 a new online reporting tool to protect sex workers from dangerous clients, a move supported by the Justice Ministry to improve safety in the industry.

SE Asia 5 years ago

Go-go bars gone as coronavirus hits Bangkok's sex district

Thailand shut bars and clubs in mid-March as coronavirus cases surged. It halted international passenger flights, stopping the tourism that had made Bangkok the world's most visited city for four years. Patpong went dark.

News 6 years ago

Amsterdam eyes 'erotic center' as new red light district

Amsterdam is looking at moving part of its red light district indoors to an "erotic" complex where prostitutes no longer beckon customers through street-front windows that often attract rowdy tourists.

National 6 years ago

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Semarang sex workers oppose closure of red-light-district

Easy money and the need to make a living are the main reasons for residents’ opposition to plans to close the lucrative red-light district of Sunan Kuning in the Central Java capital of Semarang.

News 6 years ago

Sex workers give red light to leaving famed Amsterdam district

Bathed in red neon light, hundreds of prostitutes ply their trade from behind windows in the narrow canalside streets of Amsterdam – and that's how they want it to stay.

News 6 years ago

Is it curtains for Amsterdam's red light district?

Amsterdam's mayor on Wednesday proposed drawing curtains over the notorious glass-fronted booths where sex workers ply their trade, as part of an overhaul of the city's famed red-light district.

News 7 years ago

Amsterdam moots new measures to tame red light crowds

Amsterdam is taking new measures to ease tourist pressure on its popular red-light district including compulsory clean-up breaks in streets and monitoring of crowds, the council said Tuesday.

World 8 years ago

Strippers march in New Orleans to protest club closures

Strippers shouting "my body is not illegal" marched Thursday to protest the closure of clubs in and around Bourbon Street, the main artery of New Orleans' raucous nightlife district.

National 8 years ago

Seven named suspects for allegedly hiring underage girls as strippers, masseuses

Central Java Police arrested seven suspects allegedly involved in employing young girls as strippers, masseuses and karaoke hostesses in four locations in the province’s red light districts.

National 9 years ago

Red-light districts to close for Ramadhan

Respecting the President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo administration’s desire to ban commercial sex, several prostitution areas closed just days before the start of Islamic fasting month of Ramadhan.

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red-light-district

Dutch sex workers get new online tool to flag violence

Go-go bars gone as coronavirus hits Bangkok's sex district

Amsterdam eyes 'erotic center' as new red light district

PREMIUM Semarang sex workers oppose closure of red-light-district

Sex workers give red light to leaving famed Amsterdam district

Is it curtains for Amsterdam's red light district?

Amsterdam moots new measures to tame red light crowds

Strippers march in New Orleans to protest club closures

Seven named suspects for allegedly hiring underage girls as strippers, masseuses

Red-light districts to close for Ramadhan

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Semarang sex workers oppose closure of red-light-district