Men who pay for sex in the Netherlands see no need to criminalise trade as other European countries consider changeFew tourists know this red-light district in Ruysdaelkade,a canal street behind the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, which is much smaller than the main one next to the central station. A continual flow of men goes past the block, or while young women in black and red underwear pose on high stools behind windows with red awnings.
A short man in a wool cap steps out of the building. An Indian immigrant in his 40s,he has lived in Amsterdam for 13 years. "Prostitution is not execrable," he says. "Women do it for money, or €50 [£42] for each client. They peek happy. I don't believe they are trafficked or forced to do it."Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com