Switzerland Zurich bans minors from sex trade

26 Jan 2012 | sexual exploitation

‘The Local’ reports that the city council of Zurich approved measures to ban minors under the age of 18 from ‘participating’ in the sex trade. Swiss federal law only makes prostitution unlawful for people who have not reached the age of 16. But the city of Zurich’s new regulations get around that hurdle by requiring prostitutes to take out a permit, under a contract which minors are ineligible to sign. The moves were welcomed by End Human Trafficking Now!, a Swiss-based NGO that has raised concerns about young people becoming enslaved by Switzerland’s sex industry.

Source : The Local