Germany is considering a new law which proposes the mandatory reigstration of sex workers and will require men to wear condoms during sex with sex workers.
The draft law is meant to protect sex workers, according to its authors.
News Archive: February 2016
The US government has dropped criminal charges against six Rentboy.com employees, it was announced Wednesday. The news comes a week after Rentboy.com CEO Jeffery Hurant plead not guilty to charges.
Posted 18 February 2016 by NSWP
Posted 10 February 2016 by NSWP
Asian sex worker Tammy Le was found dead on the 23rd of January in an apparent murder, according to NSWP member organisation Butterfly – Asian and Migrant Sex Workers Support Network. Her death is the latest in a series of murders of Asian sex workers over the past two years in the Hamilton and Mississauga region of Ontario, Canada. The previous two victims were Jiali Zhang in 2013 and Evelyn Bumatay Castillo in 2014.
Posted 4 February 2016 by NSWP
Leeds has become the first city in the United Kingdom to have its own full-time ‘red light district’ where sex workers can legally operate, as long as they follow certain regulations.
Prior to this, sex workers in the Holbeck area of Leeds were allowed to work between the hours of 7 p.m. and 7 a.m. Following the success of the pilot project, the city decided to keep the red light district permanently.
Posted 1 February 2016 by NSWP