Unemployed sex workers in Germany have demanded brothels be allowed to reopen after months of closure to curb the spread of coronavirus.
Masked protesters also mimicked sexual intercourse on a bed as they demanded the safe reopening of the industry. The rally heard that many sex workers were struggling financially, particularly migrant prostitutes who were not entitled to unemployment benefits.
Article 12 enshrines the right to free choice of occupation. And this is the right we are exercising and demanding. Ms Kopp said said German prostitutes had been treated horrendously and were living a frugal existence while out of work.
Authorities in some other German states, including Berlin, Bavaria and Thuringia, have allowed brothels to resume business under specific hygiene guidelines. Sometimes we get donations but apart from that, nothing, zero. Sexuality and Health, a local not-for-profit organisation promoting sexual health, argued the ban was driving sex work underground, where it was harder to regulate.
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