My name is Jennifer Wigert, and I have gotten the unique opportunity to do my LiA-internship at Realstars. Believe it or not – As soon as I got to know their decision, there were some happy tears, haha. I´m 32 years old and lives in Stockholm, which I have for the last 15 years, when… Read more »
Conference: How Can Digital Brothels Be Stopped?
Child10, RealStars, Unizon, ROKS, and the County Administrative Boards of Norrbotten, Västerbotten, and Västernorrland invite you to a full-day event on May 26th, addressing the issue of modern-day digital brothels. You can read more and sign up for the event here. Today, prostitution, human trafficking, and the exploitation of children and women are just… Read more »
Realstars welcome the new EU-strategy against human trafficking
Realstars welcome the new EU-strategy against human trafficking – but we are expecting a bigger change that is also connected to sex buying crimes that still lie outside the EU-strategy and directive. Trafficking is today a widely spread problem that affects woman and girls disproportionately. Since the directive came in 2011, EU keeps a more… Read more »
Sex-buyers benefit from the pandemic – Hotels are just one of the arenas affected.
The pandemic has exposed many flaws in Sweden’s efforts to combat prostitution and human trafficking, and today the vulnerability is significant across various arenas. The police are making efforts, which are welcomed, but serious sex crimes have been unprioritized due to “most events, like concerts, being canceled,” as explained by Police Inspector Tobias Norelius in… Read more »
An insight into Realstars’ intern Angela’s projects
My name is Angela, and I’m studying at the Travel Education Center to become a project leader focusing on meetings and events. I’ll be doing my eleven-week internship at Realstars, and I’d like to tell you a little bit about it and what you can do as an intern here. It all started when my… Read more »
Young Entrepreneurs with a sustainability focus
Realstars was contacted by five students from the Marina School in Danderyd who have created a Young Achievement Corporation with a sustainability focus through Young Entrepreneurs. We welcome the student’s creative method to draw attention to how the global human trafficking industry reduces people to goods through a commodity and a logo with a signal… Read more »
Växtkraft Thai begins to take form
The Realstars project Växtkraft Thai has recently begun to form, the aim is to provide support and better conditions for young women working at Thai massage institutes in Gothenburg, Malmö and Stockholm. The core is to be able to work in a serious and safe environment, within a healthy business and without stigma. The… Read more »
Pleasure – New Swedish feature film about the porn industry
A new Swedish feature film about the porn industry has received massive international attention and was shown at Gothenburg Film Festival last week. The director, Ninja Thyberg, has studied the porn industry closely in California for six years, and the result is a very realistic and detailed depiction. Realstars hope that the film can contribute… Read more »
New report on the human trafficking industries giant costs and suffering within the EU
New report on the human trafficking industries giant costs and suffering within the EU All of those working against prostitution and trafficking are faced with a reality that is difficult to comprehend. Due to trauma and injuries, the process back to a normal life without exploitation is often long. A question asked by many is… Read more »
Växtkraft Thai is set to strenghten the Thai massage industry and prevent sex purchases
Realstars has launched a project funded by the Swedish Inheritance Fund to improve the possibilities of a better work environment together with the massage industry, public authorities and other organisations. The massage industry and in particular Thai massage salons are one of the most insecure environments that present a risk for sexual exploitation in Sweden… Read more »