Few tourists know this red-light district in Ruysdaelkade, a canal street behind the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, which is much smaller than the main one next to the central station. A continuous flow of men goes past the block, while young women in black and red underwear pose on high stools behind windows with red awnings.
A short man in a wool cap steps out of the building. An Indian immigrant in his 40s, he has lived in Amsterdam for 13 years. "Prostitution is not bad," he says. "Women do it for money, €50 [£42] for each client. They look happy. I don't believe they are trafficked or forced to do it."
Rob, a British man who manages the coffee shop next door, says: "We see some of these guys every day.
They buy sex compulsively. I have a little contempt for them." He knows some of the girls, who come to his place to buy soft drugs. "They work 12-hour shifts. Most of them come from eastern Europe. Some do it willingly, some are forced."
The Dutch system allows landlords to charge €120 to €150 per room per shift.
Read more: Prostitution in the Netherlands: 'Paying for sex? It's strictly business' | Global development | theguardian.com
A short man in a wool cap steps out of the building. An Indian immigrant in his 40s, he has lived in Amsterdam for 13 years. "Prostitution is not bad," he says. "Women do it for money, €50 [£42] for each client. They look happy. I don't believe they are trafficked or forced to do it."
Rob, a British man who manages the coffee shop next door, says: "We see some of these guys every day.
They buy sex compulsively. I have a little contempt for them." He knows some of the girls, who come to his place to buy soft drugs. "They work 12-hour shifts. Most of them come from eastern Europe. Some do it willingly, some are forced."
The Dutch system allows landlords to charge €120 to €150 per room per shift.
Read more: Prostitution in the Netherlands: 'Paying for sex? It's strictly business' | Global development | theguardian.com
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