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Prostitute relief for Dutch soldiers
A mayor in the Netherlands has suggested an innovative way to boost the morale of troops serving overseas. She thinks they should have prostitutes sent with them.
Annemarie Jorritsma, mayor of central Netherlands town Almere, raised the idea on Dutch television.
'There was once the suggestion that a few prostitutes should accompany troops on missions. I think that is something we should talk about,' she said.
'The army must consider ways its soldiers can let off steam,' she added.
The Netherlands have approximately 2,000 soliders currently serving overseas, mostly in Bosnia or Afghanistan. It also has approximately 20,000 to 25,000 prostitutes. That's a theoretical maximum of around twelve prostitutes per soldier.
And the spokesperson for sex workers organisation VER, Andre van Dorst, thought that the idea might not be completely crackers, saying: 'I can see something in this, though it's a very strange idea.'
However, Wim van den Burg, a spokesman for the Dutch soldier's trade union played down the idea, probably quite wisely. 'I don't think my wife would find it a good idea,' he said.
A mayor in the Netherlands has suggested an innovative way to boost the morale of troops serving overseas. She thinks they should have prostitutes sent with them.
Annemarie Jorritsma, mayor of central Netherlands town Almere, raised the idea on Dutch television.
'There was once the suggestion that a few prostitutes should accompany troops on missions. I think that is something we should talk about,' she said.
'The army must consider ways its soldiers can let off steam,' she added.
The Netherlands have approximately 2,000 soliders currently serving overseas, mostly in Bosnia or Afghanistan. It also has approximately 20,000 to 25,000 prostitutes. That's a theoretical maximum of around twelve prostitutes per soldier.
And the spokesperson for sex workers organisation VER, Andre van Dorst, thought that the idea might not be completely crackers, saying: 'I can see something in this, though it's a very strange idea.'
However, Wim van den Burg, a spokesman for the Dutch soldier's trade union played down the idea, probably quite wisely. 'I don't think my wife would find it a good idea,' he said.
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