Amsterdam sex workers protest against plan to move red light district
Protesters oppose mayor’s plan to move their trade to purpose-built ‘erotic centre’ away from city centre
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Protesters oppose mayor’s plan to move their trade to purpose-built ‘erotic centre’ away from city centre
Sex workers in Amsterdam are protesting against efforts to uproot the famed red light district and move it out of the city.
Amsterdam's sex workers Thursday protested against the transfer of their famed red light district to an out-of-town "erotic centre", in what is seen as part of a battle for the city's soul.Mayor Femke Halsema wants to uproot the red light district and move it out of town to a purpose-built "erotic centre", aiming to rid Amsterdam's image as "sin city" while reducing the number of tourists and petty crime in the area.
A plan to uproot the famed red light district has become seen as part of a battle for the city’s soul, as the mayor seeks to reduce tourist numbers and petty crime in the area.
Police in Amsterdam arrested a 22-year-old man over the weekend in connection with two separate stabbings that took place in the city center last month. In the most recent of the two incidents, a woman was stabbed multiple times, and left critically injured in a pool of her own blood.