project15:Interviews
From rerdm
PMW
Below are notes of a phone conversation which took place on 04-10-2012 with Marije van Stempvoort whom is associated with PMW humanitas.
Interview Notes
Q: What are the problems commonly associated with the sex industry?
A: Generally the sex-industry can be split into two parts, the voluntary sex industry and the human trafficking industry. Although this is not a definition that is as strict as it sounds. However it is a good way to structure the problems encountered in the industry. (what follows is an explanation of the different issues associated with the sex industry. These are ordered in the list below.)
Problems associated with both parts:
- stigma
- The sex industry is not considered a real job.
- Women in the sex industry are considered second rate citizens.
- This view is often adopted by the women themselves as well, undermining their own self-worth.
Problems associated with the voluntary sex-industry
- WRP
- New law requiring prostitutes to register themselves in a database.
- Risk of voluntary prostitutes dissappearing into the illegal scene because they don't want to be registered as prostitutes (due to the stigma surrounding this job)
- Building bound permits in Rotterdam
- The current type of prostitution (bordello) in Rotterdam is too old fashioned and expensive for the potential client base.
- There is a large need for cheap and quick prostitution (25-50 euro for standard package), this could be either window or street prostitution.
- Visibility of the customer
- In Eindhoven the prostitution centre has only one entrance overlooked by an apartment building.
- Risk of voluntary prostitutes dissappearing into the illegal scene because they don't want to be registered as prostitutes (due to the stigma surrounding this job)
