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Young Britons are the target for a crackdown on antisocial behaviour in the city – but are they the real problem?
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Young Britons are the target for a crackdown on antisocial behaviour in the city – but are they the real problem?
Sex workers from the Red Light District in Amsterdam's city center briefly argued with Mayor Femke Halsema at City Hall about several new policies they believe will negatively impact them, including the proposed construction of an erotic center away from the main Red Light District. Dozens of windows where sex workers are allowed to conduct business are likely to be closed if the erotic center is built. The full city council was debating the erotic center proposal when the sex workers concluded their protest march to deliver a petition to the mayor on Thursday afternoon.
Sex workers march on city hall in protest at red light district measures
Amsterdam authorities say they want to move the sex workers to reduce crime and nuisance behavior in the city.
Sex workers marched through Amsterdam on Thursday to protest against plans to move them from the famed red light district to a huge "erotic centre" on the outskirts of the city.