I knew there were problems with the article posted by Vuk. There was open legal prostitution when I was there in the 1970s.

This is a comment from the link provided and carries a few more links with it.


MatthiasLehmann
12 days ago
The claim of Brad Tuttle that “Prostitution became legal in Germany in 2002” is wrong. Prostitution is legal in Germany since 1927 (!) and sex workers have to pay taxes since 1964.
The new prostitution law of 2002 changed some aspects pertaining to the legal relationship between sex workers and clients and some criminal law provisions. It recognized the contract between sex workers and clients as legal and introduced the rights of sex workers to sue clients unwilling to pay for sexual services already provided. In addition, sex workers received the right to health insurance and social security. The law also forbids the right of direction () by the employer in cases where a sex worker is employed at a brothel, for instance. In this way, a sex worker would always be able to determine to which sexual practices she or he would agree or not. What is misleadingly called the ”legalization“ of prostitution is actually the recognition of sex work as labor.
The “recent reports”, Tuttle mentions, which “paint legalized prostitution in Germany largely as a failure” were deeply flawed and heavily biased, just as this article shows that Brad Tuttle didn’t do his homework.
Sonja Dolinsek and myself did, however, as did attorney Thomas Stadler. You can read our critique of the SPIEGEL report in English at ‘Feminist Ire’ and in German on ‘Menschenhandel Heute’. A critique of the documentary ‘Sex Made in Germany’ you can read in German on ‘Kauf Mich’.
Does legal prostitution really increase human trafficking in# Germany?
http://feministire.wordpress.com/201...ng-in-germany/

“Bordell Deutschland” – Journalismus auf Lücke (SPIEGEL 22/2013)
http://menschenhandelheute.net/2013/...mus-auf-lucke/
Zwischen Bild und Emma: der ARD nordet sich ein
http://www.kaufmich.com/blog/zwische...ein/#more-1177

Read more: http://business.time.com/2013/06/18/...#ixzz2YX95KNXj
There have been several documentaries on the subject on TV here. From what I have seen there the government goes to lengths to insure that there is no forced prostitution.
It is my understanding that many of the girls come from former east block countries. They may be more likely to be manipulated because they do not wish to return but that is speculation on my part. Those from EU countries surely could not be, as they can pick up and go where ever they like any where in the EU.

I don‘t have any knowledge other than what I have seen on TV. From that I would not recommend flying over to check it out. Most of it was pretty disgusting from an aesthetic viewpoint. Maybe someone with first hand knowledge could pipe up.

Prostitution is legal in most of Western Europe, not just Germany

I don‘t know if employees receive hourly wags or on per service or if it varies. I also don‘t know if the article was targeting freelancers or those who are working at an establishment, but I would guess they were freelance.

Map:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pr..._the_world.PNG