Sex industry in decline
The number of brothels in the Netherlands has fallen from 800 to less than 500 since licences were introduced in 2000, says prostitutes’ lobby group Rode Draad. The organisation also says the number of red-light windows has fallen from 2,100 to 1,650.
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