NewsWhore
07-03-2006, 04:10 AM
A quickie before bed grabbed from my custom Google news alert (I wish it came with a bat signal -- swooping lights letting me know someone, somewhere was writing about prostitutes...):
All the talk before the World Cup about mobile "sex garages," multistory brothels and rampant cross-border sex trafficking may have kept a lid on the high jinks, people in the sex business say. It may even have scared away some of the regular clientele.
"The police carried out a lot of searches to look for forced prostitutes or women without legal papers," said Stephanie Klee, a prostitute who leads a group that lobbies for the rights of sex workers. "When clients see police at the brothels, they think that sex work is linked to crime."
In fact, prostitution is well regulated in Germany, where about 400,000 people work in the sex trade. Since 2002, prostitutes have been guaranteed the same rights as those in other industries. They must register with the authorities and pay taxes, and they receive health insurance.
- "World Cup Brings Little Pleasure to German Brothels" (http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/03/world/europe/03berlin.html?ex=1309579200&en=e28e47eaa8978537&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss), NYT (bugmenot (http://www.bugmenot.com/view/www.nytimes.com))
Amazing. Giving prostitutes the same legal rights as any other citizen seems to reduce all that anticipated exploitation? I know some folks must be... disappointed?
Link To Original Article (http://www.melissagira.com/mobwhorelog/law/no_sex_garages_you_dont_say.html)
All the talk before the World Cup about mobile "sex garages," multistory brothels and rampant cross-border sex trafficking may have kept a lid on the high jinks, people in the sex business say. It may even have scared away some of the regular clientele.
"The police carried out a lot of searches to look for forced prostitutes or women without legal papers," said Stephanie Klee, a prostitute who leads a group that lobbies for the rights of sex workers. "When clients see police at the brothels, they think that sex work is linked to crime."
In fact, prostitution is well regulated in Germany, where about 400,000 people work in the sex trade. Since 2002, prostitutes have been guaranteed the same rights as those in other industries. They must register with the authorities and pay taxes, and they receive health insurance.
- "World Cup Brings Little Pleasure to German Brothels" (http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07/03/world/europe/03berlin.html?ex=1309579200&en=e28e47eaa8978537&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss), NYT (bugmenot (http://www.bugmenot.com/view/www.nytimes.com))
Amazing. Giving prostitutes the same legal rights as any other citizen seems to reduce all that anticipated exploitation? I know some folks must be... disappointed?
Link To Original Article (http://www.melissagira.com/mobwhorelog/law/no_sex_garages_you_dont_say.html)