An explosion in the number of prostitutes across Switzerland has led to fierce competition and dramatic price reductions, with Geneva seeing a 24 percent rise in a single year. Now she has days where she does not see a single customer. The crisis has been caused by the large numbers of young women coming in for short periods of time from abroad. Women of many nationalities can simply apply online for a three-month visa, enabling them to get into the country relatively easily.
In , the police recorded approximately prostitutes at work in the city of Geneva. Last year, this figure had risen to more than 4, But there are not enough clients to go round on the sidewalks, in the brothel and inside the massage parlours, of which Geneva boasts over According to Marina, it has also become too dangerous to work at night. Switzerland's news in English Search.
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