Sex workers in the city of Alkmaar are furious about the decision to close two-thirds of the city's prostitution windows.
The mayor of Alkmaar has been fighting for years against the city's main sex entrepreneur who he accuses of money laundering. Now the highest court in the Netherlands has ruled in favour of the mayor and ordered the man to close all 92 of his prostitution windows.
There are currently 140 prostitution windows in Alkmaar, a city with fewer than 100,000 inhabitants.
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Unfortunately this doesn't solve anything, and probably makes thing even worse for the prostitutes. It removes their income and pushes their business underground, which can lead to all sorts of problems for the women. Whether you agree with prostitution or not, keeping it open and visible is a much better way of controlling it. Trying to sweep it under the carpet just makes it more insidious & dangerous for the women who work it.
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