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Amsterdam tightens rules on prostitution

Last Updated: Friday, June 15, 2012, 23:32

The city of Amsterdam says it plans to force brothel owners to submit a business plan to the city describing what measures they are taking to ensure sex workers are healthy and not being exploited.

Ukraine`s prostitutes hope to cash in on Euro 2012

Last Updated: Saturday, June 9, 2012, 09:25

Yulia, a 20-year-old call girl, is awaiting Euro 2012 with a mix of excitement and dread. She`s upped her rates in the hope of earning enough to go to college next year, but "every girl is afraid," she admits. "Anything can happen."

Don’t prosecute foreign sex workers: Centre

Last Updated: Sunday, May 20, 2012, 11:24

The Centre has asked all states to initiate deportation proceedings against any foreigner involved in prostitution.

Ajeet Singh conferred The Week`s `Man of the Year` award

Last Updated: Friday, May 11, 2012, 23:06

Ajeet Singh, who has rescued over 100 sex-workers from Varanasi area, received `Man of the Year 2011` award of the news-weekly `The Week`.

CBOs working for transgenders, sex workers call on

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 8, 2012, 00:31

Representatives of community based organisations working for transgenders, sex workers and urban poor from five states met Women and Child Development Minister Krishna Tirath.

Why men risk their jobs to visit prostitutes

Last Updated: Sunday, April 29, 2012, 14:58

Social acceptance of prostitution makes it more likely for men to seek out prostitutes, as do certain sexual attitudes.

HP: 703 sex workers selected for rehabilitation

Last Updated: Thursday, November 17, 2011, 02:25

The Himachal Pradesh government has selected 703 sex workers for rehabilitation under a central government scheme.

South Korean sex workers rally to protest laws

Last Updated: Thursday, September 22, 2011, 15:57

South Korea enforced tougher anti-prostitution laws in 2004, driving thousands of prostitutes and pimps out of business.

Issue ration, voter IDs to sex workers: SC to govt

Last Updated: Thursday, September 15, 2011, 23:37

The court has directed the Centre and states to consider the idea of providing cards to sex workers without insisting on strict verification.

Australia police drop probe threatening government

Last Updated: Thursday, September 8, 2011, 12:49

Australian police dropped their probe into allegaations that an MP used a former employer`s credit card to pay for prostitutes.

‘Can`t compel sex workers to stay at remand homes’

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 24, 2011, 20:43

The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that government cannot compel rescued sex workers to stay in corrective homes for vocational training.

Sex workers lend support to Anna Hazare

Last Updated: Saturday, August 20, 2011, 13:43

This step is an indication that if injustice is meted out to Anna, we will take it to the streets to protest.