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If that's the case, then why does sex trafficking happen so much in the Netherlands? [0] [0] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Netherlands#Hum

If that's the case, then why does sex trafficking happen so much in the Netherlands? [0] [0] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Netherlands#Human_trafficking http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_the_Netherlands...

quinnchr 13y ago
Probably because they have a strong safety net and there's not enough Dutch men and women willing to engage in sex work to meet demand. I would also imagine the demand is much higher since it is illegal in surrounding areas and most of the world. If that weren't they case I'm guessing demand would be much lower. It's a problem that can't be solved in isolation.
- Fede_V 13y ago
  Not trying to strawman you, but are you arguing that if we removed the social safety net, more people would have to engage in sex work out of necessity?
  - quinnchr 13y ago
    Yes? Is the idea that poverty and sex work are linked contentious? Seems like a case of direct causation to me. http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/kenya_46571.html http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/kenya_46571.html http://www.iasociety.org/Abstracts/A2190151.aspx http://www.iasociety.org/Abstracts/A2190151.aspx http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~jejackso/Poverty%20and%20Prostitution.htm http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~jejackso/Poverty%20and%20Prostitut... http://www.leftfootforward.org/2013/08/prostitution-and-poverty-in-the-uk/ http://www.leftfootforward.org/2013/08/prostitution-and-pove...
- diminoten 13y ago
  Do you have any evidence whatsoever to support this idea?
mike_esspe 13y ago
The main question is - why coerced prostitutes are not going to law enforcement? What prevents them? Will they be deported for that? This problem probably can be solved with technology - make Airbnb for amateur sex workers :)
- jon-wood 13y ago
  <blockquote>The main question is - why coerced prostitutes are not going to law enforcement? What prevents them? Will they be deported for that?</blockquote> They or the people they left behind to report the people running them will be beaten and possibly killed. People who are illegally importing sex workers aren't nice people who will just ask them not to go to the police again.
wisty 13y ago
Maybe that's why sex traffickers are reported so often in the Netherlands. The girl will tell a client or coworker, who'll tell the police. Or they'll go directly to the police, if they can. Where it's illegal, no-one talks to the police.

quinnchr 13y ago

Probably because they have a strong safety net and there's not enough Dutch men and women willing to engage in sex work to meet demand. I would also imagine the demand is much higher since it is illegal in surrounding areas and most of the world. If that weren't they case I'm guessing demand would be much lower. It's a problem that can't be solved in isolation.

Fede_V 13y ago
Not trying to strawman you, but are you arguing that if we removed the social safety net, more people would have to engage in sex work out of necessity?
- quinnchr 13y ago
  Yes? Is the idea that poverty and sex work are linked contentious? Seems like a case of direct causation to me. http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/kenya_46571.html http://www.unicef.org/infobycountry/kenya_46571.html http://www.iasociety.org/Abstracts/A2190151.aspx http://www.iasociety.org/Abstracts/A2190151.aspx http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~jejackso/Poverty%20and%20Prostitution.htm http://www.mtholyoke.edu/~jejackso/Poverty%20and%20Prostitut... http://www.leftfootforward.org/2013/08/prostitution-and-poverty-in-the-uk/ http://www.leftfootforward.org/2013/08/prostitution-and-pove...
diminoten 13y ago
Do you have any evidence whatsoever to support this idea?

mike_esspe 13y ago

The main question is - why coerced prostitutes are not going to law enforcement? What prevents them? Will they be deported for that? This problem probably can be solved with technology - make Airbnb for amateur sex workers :)

jon-wood 13y ago
<blockquote>The main question is - why coerced prostitutes are not going to law enforcement? What prevents them? Will they be deported for that?</blockquote> They or the people they left behind to report the people running them will be beaten and possibly killed. People who are illegally importing sex workers aren't nice people who will just ask them not to go to the police again.

wisty 13y ago

Maybe that's why sex traffickers are reported so often in the Netherlands. The girl will tell a client or coworker, who'll tell the police. Or they'll go directly to the police, if they can. Where it's illegal, no-one talks to the police.