Prostitutes In Greece Demand Brothel License

| 01/20/10 12:41 PM | AP

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Greece Prostitutes Protest

ATHENS, Greece — Dozens of prostitutes, most using headscarves or hoods to hide their faces, demonstrated in central Athens Wednesday, demanding working licenses for brothels across Greece.

Prostitution is legal in Greece, and sex workers have personal permits to exercise their profession. But they can only do that by walking the streets, not using brothels. As a result, many end up working illegally and facing arrest because they operate out of brothels.

"We are here to put an end to our hardship and degradation," said Dimitra Kanellopoulou, president of Greece's sex workers' association, SEPE. "The situation is tragic, hypocritical and miserable."

About 100 sex workers held a rally outside the Interior Ministry, chanting: "We will not back down until we are given justice."

"We want to be able to work legally in brothels and not on the streets," said 47-year-old Maria K., who has been working as a prostitute for more than 20 years. She would not give her surname.

Kanellopoulou, the head of the union, said Interior Minister Yannis Ragoussis met briefly with union members and agreed to discuss their grievances, including cutting red tape and making it easier for prostitutes to obtain licenses.

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ATHENS, Greece — Dozens of prostitutes, most using headscarves or hoods to hide their faces, demonstrated in central Athens Wednesday, demanding working licenses for brothels across Greece. Pro...
ATHENS, Greece — Dozens of prostitutes, most using headscarves or hoods to hide their faces, demonstrated in central Athens Wednesday, demanding working licenses for brothels across Greece. Pro...
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- New chendri887 I'm a Fan of chendri887 24 fans permalink
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May God help them, and any woman (or man) stuck in that terrible "profession."

    Reply     Favorite     Flag as abusive Posted 12:56 AM on 1/21/2010
- fredgladys I'm a Fan of fredgladys 2 fans permalink

Lets face it these women work in a service industry and they should be able to work in safety. What is the big deal about allowing them to work in brothels. It is just hypocritical to force them onto the streets where it is dirty and dangerous. Good luck to them.

    Reply     Favorite     Flag as abusive Posted 12:37 AM on 1/21/2010
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Wow, the got themselves a union and in good ol USA they tryin to bust unions. Maybe I will move to Greece

    Reply     Favorite     Flag as abusive Posted 10:52 PM on 1/20/2010
- nightwind928 I'm a Fan of nightwind928 32 fans permalink
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"About 100 sex workers held a rally outside the Interior Ministry, chanting: "We will not back down until we are given justice."

Now there's a visual for ya!!!

    Reply     Favorite     Flag as abusive Posted 10:02 PM on 1/20/2010
- LMPE I'm a Fan of LMPE 89 fans permalink
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According to Pat Robertson, these women made a deal with the Devil!

    Reply     Favorite     Flag as abusive Posted 09:08 PM on 1/20/2010
- tbirdalum I'm a Fan of tbirdalum 29 fans permalink
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Thats because they would'nt give him a discount.

    Reply     Favorite     Flag as abusive Posted 10:59 PM on 1/20/2010
- Balzac I'm a Fan of Balzac 182 fans permalink
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Nice. Greece is a special culture, and not in the way most people like to imply.

    Reply     Favorite     Flag as abusive Posted 06:56 PM on 1/20/2010
- xlntcat I'm a Fan of xlntcat 112 fans permalink

Well, they could always move to the C Street brothel. It operates tax free.

    Reply     Favorite     Flag as abusive Posted 06:11 PM on 1/20/2010
- MrUniteUs I'm a Fan of MrUniteUs 8 fans permalink

Makes sense it would cut down on crime and traffic accidents.

"We want to be able to work legally in brothels and not on the streets," said 47-year-old Maria K., who has been working as a prostitute for more than 20 years."

20 years? I wouldn't want to walk a mile in her shoes.

    Reply     Favorite     Flag as abusive Posted 05:33 PM on 1/20/2010
- peterg76 I'm a Fan of peterg76 35 fans permalink
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Interesting juxtaposition of the headlines - " Greek Prostitutes Protest... Outsourcing increases... "

    Reply     Favorite     Flag as abusive Posted 02:42 PM on 1/20/2010

This is a no brainer. I am surprised this no brothel activity was even law.

    Reply     Favorite     Flag as abusive Posted 02:15 PM on 1/20/2010
- rdpuck I'm a Fan of rdpuck 3 fans permalink
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Go getem girls !!!!!!!!

    Reply     Favorite     Flag as abusive Posted 01:51 PM on 1/20/2010
- nicesith I'm a Fan of nicesith permalink

not only are unions in our country getting harder to even get off the ground, but in places like Greece and the Netherlands, even prostitutes have unions.

i remember growing up in greece, in the 80's, my mother took my brother and I to a medical office building to get vaccinated. we got off the elevator on the 3rd floor, where my mother noticed allot of young, good looking women in the waiting room, with no children anywhere. A nurse approached my mother telling her she's on the wrong floor and that she was at the offices of the government sex workers testing clinic, where they obviously test prostitutes for "std"s. and that's how my mother, an american that moved to greece, found out that prostitution was legal there.

true story!

    Reply     Favorite     Flag as abusive Posted 12:39 PM on 1/20/2010
- aspelling I'm a Fan of aspelling 11 fans permalink

the oldest profession on Earth
even apes do this

    Reply     Favorite     Flag as abusive Posted 04:56 PM on 1/20/2010
- Alloy I'm a Fan of Alloy permalink

Good for them, I like how we ignore the problems in America and pretend locking people up will solve issues.

    Reply     Favorite     Flag as abusive Posted 12:29 PM on 1/20/2010
- NoMercy I'm a Fan of NoMercy 67 fans permalink
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It does work, doesn't it? America has fewer social problems than any country on earth.

    Reply     Favorite     Flag as abusive Posted 06:24 PM on 1/20/2010
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lolz

    Reply     Favorite     Flag as abusive Posted 11:17 PM on 1/20/2010
- New EHarold I'm a Fan of EHarold 12 fans permalink

NoMercy, Man you're done give me my bong back.

    Reply     Favorite     Flag as abusive Posted 01:38 AM on 1/21/2010

Here's a cause I can get behind, on top of, etc., etc.....

    Reply     Favorite     Flag as abusive Posted 12:26 PM on 1/20/2010
- HekmabaJuzimakz I'm a Fan of HekmabaJuzimakz 15 fans permalink

Make sure theyDouche first. You wouldn't want someone else'sSpunk all over yourWood.

    Reply     Favorite     Flag as abusive Posted 02:54 PM on 1/20/2010
- YesWeCouldHave I'm a Fan of YesWeCouldHave 16 fans permalink
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47?

Honey...you got to have some financial planning.

Hooking has to be like a pro athlete, you need to make enough in your 20s and 30s to last the rest of your life, then you retire.

    Reply     Favorite     Flag as abusive Posted 12:07 PM on 1/20/2010

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