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21 Aug 2006

Author:
Irish Examiner

Bid to highlight evils of lap-dancing industry [Ireland]

Companies fuelling Ireland’s sex industry are being targeted in a hard-hitting campaign. A leading charity today highlighted the links between lap-dancing and the global sex trade – including prostitution, trafficking and abuse. Ruhama...found 95% of dancers and 90% of indoor prostitutes are non-nationals, coming mainly from eastern Europe. Ruhama believes clients have little knowledge of how these women get here, how they are controlled, how they are paid and the risks they confront...The voluntary organisation today launched details of a Charter, which was sent to several hundred top companies in June, requesting them not to support lap-dancing clubs with corporate funds. More than 50 businesses have already backed their calls...