The Local Switzerland

Signs lay down law and order for Basel prostitutes

Tue, 28 Jun 2016 13:38:08 +0200

New signs are sprouting up in Basel’s red light district designed to tell streetwalkers where they may legally tout for business.

Man dies after fatal embrace in Ticino brothel

Fri, 14 Feb 2014 00:52:00 +0100

A man died of a heart attack while in the embrace of a prostitute at a brothel in Ticino, a newspaper from the Italian-speaking canton reported on Thursday.

Prison director fired after affairs with prostitutes

Tue, 04 Feb 2014 11:32:21 +0100

The director of a prison in the canton of Bern has been relieved of his duties following embarrassing revelations in the press about his involvement with prostitutes.

Zurich officials judge 'sex boxes' an initial success

Wed, 23 Oct 2013 00:11:00 +0200

Switzerland's first sex drive-in, which opened two months ago in a bid to take prostitution off Zurich's streets, has been a success, the city said Tuesday following an initial evaluation.

Let prostitutes back on Zurich streets: Sally Ann

Wed, 16 Oct 2013 12:47:00 +0200

The Salvation Army is calling for a rollback of a bylaw introduced in Zurich this year that bans prostitutes from plying their trade on many streets.

New sex trade union targets price cutting

Fri, 14 Sep 2012 12:33:00 +0200

Switzerland’s first union for male and female prostitutes launched on Thursday following a founding meeting in Geneva’s red light district.

Geneva sex workers set to form union

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 12:50:00 +0200

More than 150 prostitutes in Geneva are planning to form a trade union, in what would be a first for Switzerland.

Hungarian sex workers flooding to Zurich

Tue, 20 Sep 2011 19:32:00 +0200

Prostitutes from Hungary are increasingly being sent to work in the red light district on Sihlquai in the centre of Zurich, but they don’t see themselves as victims of trafficking, according to a Swiss researcher.