 The nature of the aid to prostitutes that followed from this, focused on essentially different aspects than that of Scarlet Cord, which aims precisely to help women who want to step out of prostitution.Important points of attention for De Rode Draad were denouncing exploitation, and combating the social stigma that surrounds prostitution.The women from the talk group found that the work of prostitutes wasn't taken seriously enough by the police, health care and politician.