Lap dancers claim they are exploited

EMPLOYMENT inspectors are to interview lap dancers who claim to have been exploited by their bosses. Lap dancers have complained they are being robbed, being asked to sleep with customers and having their passports confiscated.

The probe comes after gardaí alerted the Department of Enterprise to the complaints.

Government inspectors have placed a ban on any new work permits for lap dancers and are in the process of interviewing those who have made complaints. “We would encourage anyone who feels they have been exploited or that they are not receiving fair working conditions to come forward and contact us and we will investigate it,” a spokesman for the Department of Enterprise which issues the permits said.