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Please consider supporting my channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I teamed up with journalist Renate van der Zee to uncover the truth about Amsterdam’s Red Light District, and it’s far darker than I expected. This isn’t just about girls in windows or tourist fun—think pimps forcing women to earn $2,000 or face eating dog food, or a woman from Uganda trafficked, starved, and blackmailed with videos. Renate’s spent over a decade researching this, even working in a shelter for trafficking victims, and what she found is grim: 50-80% of these women are controlled by pimps or trafficked, and legalization isn’t fixing it—it’s making it worse.In this video, we dive into the real stories: manipulation by pimps, the racism behind who ends up here, and how tourists unknowingly keep it going. Renate used to think legal brothels were a smart idea, but after hearing from survivors—like one forced into a bondage brothel—she’s completely changed her mind. It’s heavy stuff. Watch to see why Amsterdam’s “clean” sex trade is a myth and what might actually help. Drop your thoughts in the comments—should buying sex be illegal like in Sweden?Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow RenateTimestamps: 00:00 - Intro00:47 - History of Dutch legal prostitution04:46 - Working in a Trafficked Women's Shelter13:44 - What is human trafficking?19:51 - Mostly foreign pimps27:30 - Dutch government know the problems30:38 - Can we stop human trafficking?38:36 - Sex buyers 40:40 - Is prostitution their only choice?43:43 - Why it's hard to leave prostitution49:43 - Prostitution encourages rape50:59 - Prostitution biggest tourist attraction

Please consider supporting my channel⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shocking true story from the Netherlands’ Red Light Districts! Jesslin reveals her 15-year nightmare as a sex worker—daily rape, violent pimps, and a knife to her neck. From being exploited underage to facing creepy clients who ripped off condoms, she exposes the dark reality of legal prostitution. Pimps blackmailed her with Facebook photos, police ignored her cries, and she even went undercover to film human trafficking. Watch her insane survival story and fight for justice.Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠Follow JesslinTimestamps:00-00 - Intro01:55 - Abusive mum05:55 - Grandma died08:38 - Raped for underage porn11:29 - Became underage escort14:40 - Worked in a brothel16:25 - Creepy & mean clients22:39 - Money in the brothel27:55 - You have to be already damaged for prostitution28:44 - Working in the windows36:16 - Foreign girls have pimps37:40 - Money and daily life in window prostitution 41:52 - Battles with pimps48:23 - Police laugh and don't care54:07 - Hard to quit the windows56:18 - Should prostitution be legal?01:00:08 - There's no help01:05:06 - Are police corrupt?01:09:03 - How I feel seeing the women in windows01:10:49 - Raped every day01:15:21 - Undercover filming

Please consider supporting my channel⁠⁠⁠⁠I went to Amsterdam’s Red Light District expecting a positive story about legal prostitution—turns out, it’s a total gut punch. I teamed up with Elise, who’s spent years helping women escape this life, and what she told me blew my mind. Did you know 98% of these women face violence—physical, emotional, you name it? And 50-80% are trafficked, forced into those windows while police barely blink. Elise is out there fighting for them, hearing stories of pimps threatening babies and girls so traumatized their hair falls out. Watch the full video to see why this place isn’t the enlightened utopia tourists think. Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro00:31 - Do I call them prostitutes?02:28 - Why is it hard to leave prostitution?07:39 - What is a pimp?10:58 - Trauma and PTSS13:10 - British tourists15:05 - 50-80% is human trafficking18:08 - Threatening her baby!20:44 -  Dissociation24:22 - Are any prostitutes happy?26:14 - Police are slow to respond30:18 - They have nightmares32:41 - Is it Dutch culture?36:06 - Can't they get a normal job?40:13 - Taxing prostitution44:40 - No one dreams of being a prostitute48:09 - Legal vs illegal prostitution51:37 - Mostly immigrants exploited59:23 - Drugs

Please consider supporting my channel⁠⁠⁠ This is the full interview with Chiela Rosa, a Dutch sex worker that's worked in various types of prostitution for ten years. She gave me a tour of Amsterdam's Red Light District aka De Wallen where she really opened my eyes to the reality of legal prostitution in Amsterdam and The Netherlands. See another interview with her here Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro 01:34 - Starting at 18 in a brothel 04:45 - What it pays 05:54 - Bad clients and girls that can't say no 08:53 - Foreign girls 11:42 - Seeing 16 clients a day 14:58 - What makes a girl popular? 16:26 - The women that don't like doing it 20:16 - Germans are dirtier 21:37 - Pimps run the streets 29:02 - Different types of prostitution 32:10 - Amsterdam's Museum of Prostitution 33:02 - Is prostitution still dangerous? 35:25 - What's it like standing in the windows? 41:47 - Prostitution as a tourist attraction 45:48 - Attracting clients 48:39 - How to spot trafficked women? 52:15 - They steal money from the women 53:58 - The bed where you actually have sex 58:22 - Therapist or prostitute? 58:56 - Trafficking of foreign women 01:00:01 - Paying your window and sex shows 01:03:16 - Industry run by men 01:05:16 - Prostitution stops rape? 01:11:26 - Once you are a prostitute you can't do anything else 01:13:05 - How would you fix the problems? 01:15:16 - Can't get rid of the pimps 01:20:11 - Police laugh at and rape prostitutes 01:26:28 - Advice for new prostitutes 01:29:07 - Would you let your daughter do this work? 01:31:39 - Longer I do it, the less it hurts.

Please consider supporting my channel⁠⁠ Frits Rouvoet has been knocking on the windows of Amsterdam's Red Light District for 18 years. He's a father figure for the women that work in prostitution there, offering a whatever help is needed via his Bright Fame charity. Frits has helped hundreds of women out of prostitution and into better lives. I met with him to learn about the reality of Amsterdam's most famous tourist attraction. Bright Fame Follow me on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠ Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 01:31 Economic Challenges for Sex Workers 04:59 Legalization and Its Implications 18:54 Recruitment and Trafficking 28:08 Financial Exploitation and Pimping 43:22 Is Prostitution Dangerous? 47:05 The Reality of Sex Tourism 48:08 Different Types of Prostitution 48:28 The Dangers Faced by Sex Workers 51:56 Violence and Trauma Among Sex Workers 53:56 Helping Sex Workers Rebuild Their Lives 56:40 Challenges of Leaving Prostitution 01:25:10 Success and Setbacks Leaving Prostitution 🎵 Music licensed from Lickd. The biggest mainstream and stock music platform for content creators. Passing Time 3 by Paul Mottram, https://t.lickd.co/Glqj4eZj95v License ID: 25vK0WozAeO If you want to use music from famous artists, try Lickd to get track credits and unlimited stock music: https://app.lickd.co/r/4f4dca1ef20144c4b48308768f403717