Since legalising prostitution in , Germany has experienced a significant increase in sex tourism. On the outskirts of Vienna, an even larger brothel is under construction. According to Helmut Sporer, Detective Chief Superintendent of the Crimes Squad in Augsburg, Germany, the number of sex workers from other countries in Germany is around 80 per cent, with the majority coming from new EU member states in south-east Europe.
Of course, this makes Germany very attractive for traffickers and other profiteers. As part of the changes, from early buyers will be prosecuted in cases where they have knowingly used the services of someone who has been forced into prostitution. Equal Times is a trilingual news and opinion website focusing on labour, human rights, culture, development, the environment, politics and the economy from a social justice perspective.
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