Prostitution News

11:13 AM EST
2/7/2012 Tackling underage sex work in Nyanza's gold minesInside a smoky makeshift kiosk, Julie (not her real name), 16, can hardly cope with the demand from her clients for a cup of tea and a snack - the men are parched from their work as gold miners in the western Kenyan district of Nyatike. The money Julie makes from the kiosk is not sufficient, so she supplements it by having sex with the miners in exchange for money; it also buys their loyalty.

Source:IRIN Topics:Health, Disease, AIDS, Social Issue, Prostitution

8:21 AM EST
2/6/2012 Johns face jail under proposed Israeli lawEnjoying the services of a prostitute in Israel may cost you more than money. It may get you time in jail, under a proposed law that would criminalize buying sexual services.

Source:TML Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Social Issue, Prostitution, Human Interest, Society

9:03 PM EDT
8/31/2011 Bonn requires street prostitutes to buy tax ticket before getting customersBonn has required street prostitutes to pay tax by buying a tax ticket from a machine that looks like a parking meter before getting customers.

Source:AHN Topics:Human Interest, Curiosity, Labor, Labor Legislation, Social Issue, Prostitution

11:27 AM EDT
8/1/2011 Sex paying for teens tuition in MadagascarThe ambition of 16-year-old Madagascan schoolgirl Nadine* is to open a clothes boutique after completing a college course in textile design, but in the meantime, along with eight of her friends, she has turned to sex work to pay her tuition fees. Charging up to US$7 a time, she works in the poor Antananarivo suburb of 67 Hectares.

Source:IRIN Topics:Education, School, High Schools, Social Issue, Prostitution

10:35 AM EDT
7/21/2011 Sex trafficking to Israel takes a detour?They answered an ad promising lucrative work as au pairs in Amman, but found themselves caught up in the web of sex trafficking between Israel and Jordan.

Source:TML Topics:Politics, Diplomacy, International Relations, Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Social Issue, Prostitution

6:05 AM EDT
6/20/2011 New insight into male sex workCommercial sex work, dominated by a focus on women, could be redefined as new research launched today in Nairobi, Kenya, sheds light on the complicated HIV prevention needs of what may be Africa's most deeply underground group at high risk of HIV - male sex workers.

Source:IRIN Topics:Health, Disease, AIDS, Social Issue, Prostitution

6:46 AM EDT
6/14/2011 Lawyers argue that prostitution is not a constitutional rightCanadian federal lawyers argued on Monday that Ottawa is not obliged to protect sex trade workers because engaging in the world’s oldest trade is not a constitutional right.

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Trials, Litigation, Human Interest, Curiosity, Social Issue, Prostitution

6:17 AM EDT
5/26/2011 Family financial pressures aggravate human trafficking and forced prostitutionTrafficked girls have few prospects upon their return home and often the family pushes them back into leaving, warn aid workers.

Source:IRIN Topics:Politics, Human Rights, Social Issue, Prostitution, Abusive Behavior

8:40 PM EDT
5/19/2011 German insurance firm threw sex party for top salesmenA German insurance firm threw a sex party for its board members and top 100 salesmen at a Budapest spa in 2007.

Source:AHN Topics:Human Interest, Curiosity, Economy, Business And Finance, Financial And Business Service, Social Issue, Prostitution

3:17 PM EDT
4/19/2011 Dozens indicted for running California prostitution ringDozens of gang members in southern California and two motel owners have been charged with running a prostitution ring that targeted young girls who had run away from home for work that prosecutors called "modern-day slavery."

Source:AHN Topics:Crime, Law And Justice, Crime, Gang Activity, Social Issue, Prostitution