Involve sex workers in policy about the industry, thinks safety specialist Hadeline Vorselaars. Use them as a sounding board for the municipality and let them have a say on the Sex Work Regulation Act. "A stronger sex industry can counteract the side effect of sexual exploitation."

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Last Monday, researcher Marielle Kloek of Erasmus MC (social health care) won the societal impact prize.

This month saw the launch of a (second) survey on the impact of corona on sex work, this time also focusing more on sex worker safety.

Crime often revolves around only a few things: Money and power. These two things are often closely linked. We are convinced that as soon as you criminalize something, you actually drive up prices and strengthen the illegal circuit instead of closing it. This also applies to sex work.

A complete list of all sex work organizations. Here you will also find an overview of authorities such as GGD, and organizations for emergency, human trafficking, health, administration, lists of fakers and more.