Prostitution in Germany

Prostitution in Germany is legal, as are other aspects of the sex industry, including brothels, advertisement, and job offers through HR companies. Full-service sex work is widespread and regulated by the German government, which levies taxes on it.^[1] In 2016, the government adopted a new law, the Prostitutes Protection Act, in an effort to improve the legal situation of sex workers, while also now enacting a legal requirement for registration of prostitution activity and banning prostitution which involves no use of condoms.^[2] The social stigmatization of sex work persists and many workers continue to lead a double life.^[3] Human rights organizations consider the resulting common exploitation of women from East Germany to be the main problem associated with the profession.

^ "The Act Regulating the Legal Situation of Prostitutes – implementation, impact, current developments" (PDF). Social Research Institute of Applied Sciences Freiburg. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
^ "The new Prostitute Protection Act (Das neue Prostituiertenschutzgesetz)" (PDF). Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth. Retrieved 20 December 2021.
^ Cite error: The named reference tampep was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] "The Act Regulating the Legal Situation of Prostitutes – implementation, impact, current developments" (PDF). Social Research Institute of Applied Sciences Freiburg. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2009.

[registrationobligated-2] "The new Prostitute Protection Act (Das neue Prostituiertenschutzgesetz)" (PDF). Federal Ministry of Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth. Retrieved 20 December 2021.

[tampep-3] Cite error: The named reference tampep was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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