Media overview
The day of paid love
15-02-2016
15 February 2015 is the anniversary of PROUD and also the celebration of the first national 'Day of paid love'! To celebrate this PROUD went on tour through Hollang to give several short flash performances. See here the complete overview...
PROUD against new prostitution law WRP
21-10-2015
The Netherlands is going to criminalize prostitutes. Sex workers without a license risk a jail sentense of maximum 6 months. The Dutch union for sex workers PROUD is against the proposals in this new law. Many prostitutes want to work legal, but aren't allowed by the city's they live in. See here the complete overview...
Prostitutes Red Light District in USA to jail for profession
16-09-2015
Two prostitutes from Amsterdam's Red Light District were thrown in jail when they arrived at the airport of Los Angeles for vacation, because they were honest about their profession to customs. See here the complete overview...
Amnesty International chooses decriminalisation for sex work
11-08-2015
PROUD is happy with the decision of Amnesty International to choose in favor of decriminalizing sex work, with which they've listened to the wishes of sex workers world wide, including PROUD. See here the complete overview...
VVD wants 'entrepreneurs card' for prostitute
03-08-2015
PROUD is slightly optimistic about the plan of VVD leader Marja Ruigrok of the city council of Amsterdam, to introduce a 'entrepreneurs card' for prostitutes. See here the complete overview...
Sex workers occupy window brothels in Red Light District
01-05-2015
A group of sex workers have occupied a window brothel on the 1st of May 2015 out of protest against the closures of their windows for an unknown period of time. Together with PROUD the sex workers are suing the city government for this. See here the complete overview...
PROUD against proposal to criminalize clients of sex workers
20-04-2015
PROUD has spoken itself out against the proposal of PvdA, SP and CU to criminalize clients of forced prostitutes, because this proposal also threatens to loose clients for regular prostitutes. See here the complete overview...
Protest against closures of windows in Red Light District
09-04-2015
PROUD organized on the 9th of April the largest protest of sex workers and allies against the closures of window brothels in Amsterdam. With over 200 sex workers we stormed city hall for our demonstration. See here the complete overview...
Triodos bank refused PROUD bank account
26-03-2015
The Triodos Bank has refused to open up a bank account for the Dutch union of sex workers PROUD, because they 'don't offer services to business relations that are active in pornography'. See here the complete overview...
Response of PROUD on sex case in Heerlen
20-03-2015
PROUD has reacted shocked on the messages about the sex case in Heerlen, which followed those of the sex case in Valkenburg. See here the complete overview...
The launch of PROUD
15-02-2015
On Sunday the 15th of February the new sex workers union PROUD presented itself at Yab Yum. PROUD announced during the presentation its mission statement and called out the 15th of February as the day of paid love. See here the complete overview...
PROUD happy with initiative self-exploitation in Amsterdam
05-02-2015
PROUD, the new union for sex workers, is happy with the feasibility study to self-exploitation of the city government. The union expresses the importance of structurally and bindingly involving sex workers. The organization also wants to contribute in a positive way to the project. See here the complete overview...
PROUD to CU-youth: "let us do our job!"
01-02-2015
After the abuse scandal of a 16 year old girl in Valkenburg, ChristenUnie youth protested in Amsterdams Red Light District. PROUD, the new union for sex workers, was furious at the protestors and organized a contra-protest. See here the complete overview...
PROUD fed up with smear campaign around sex work
28-01-2015
The very first media performance of PROUD, about the smear campaign around sex work, in which chairwoman Mariska Majoor of the union for sex workers speaks out. See here the complete overview...
