On May 26th a conference was held “How do we stop the digital brothels”, a day that has the potential to be a breakthrough in the work against sexual exploitation in Sweden. There was a big attendance, more than 1600 participants watched digitally and the politicians have shown a will to take action to stop… Read more »
Would you like to help improve working conditions for employees in an industry at risk of sexual exploitation?
Would you like to help improve working conditions for employees in an industry at risk of sexual exploitation? As part of our work against sexual exploitation, RealStars has been visiting Thai massage parlors since 2019. Our goal is to contribute to an improved working environment, elevate the status of Thai massages, provide support, and inspire… Read more »
Realstars are finally visiting Thai massage salons
Realstars has since several years worked to counteract sexual exploitation in Thai massage salons. As early as 2019 we wrote in a debate article, demanding a retake, but sadly the situation today is not looking any better. In pace with Thai massage salons in Sweden increasing in numbers, more and more Thai woman are falling… Read more »
Internship project for Fair Sex Norms in the music scene
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 »