Prostitution "Sex Boxes" in Zurich

Опубликовано: 05 Сентябрь 2013
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"Sex Boxes" have been constructed to offer a safe, inconspicuous place for prostitutes to do business. Before these boxes, sex usually occurred in desolate areas where violence went unseen or in public areas where there was too much too see.

Now, clients must make their selection and negotiate their price at a sanctioned 'sex hub'. The consenting parties then park in a private garage like sex box where the transaction is completed.

Approved by voters, the new designated areas not only offer privacy but also bathrooms, lockers, small cafe tables, laundry, showers, daily counselling, medical advice, German lessons and a social worker that monitors alarms inside each sex box in case the worker is harmed. And all of this is payed for by the prostitutes who pay annual and nightly fees to use the facilities. A prostitute could work elsewhere, but if they're caught they'll pay fines.

While most in Zurich believe the areas will make sex workers safer and keep the sex trade out of the public eye, critics believe the sex boxes may actually turn clients - who are used to discretion - away, thus destroying jobs, and that these boxes are sending the wrong message - that prostitution is an acceptable career.

Providing basic utilities to people who are in the trenches of life is not endorsing their lifestyle, it's a bold attempt to confront and make safer just one of the dark realities that exists in society while simultaneously protecting those living in the shadows.

Where do you stand on the issue? Do you agree with Zurich, that turning a blind eye to prostitution is more dangerous than confronting and regulating it?

Thanks for watching.

-Brendan Plank

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'Overheat' Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

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