Nearly 400 sex workers and prostitutes in Germany have demanded the reopening of the Red Light Area, which has been closed for months due to the Coronavirus outbreak.
In Germany, shops, restaurants and bars have all been allowed to reopen after several months. In this case, German sex workers say that because prostitution is legal in Germany and their work does not pose a serious health risk to anyone, the government should allow prostitutes to resume work.
Prostitution is legal and regulated in Germany, with sex workers entitled to employment contracts and social security benefits.
But sex work has been banned since mid-March as part of efforts to control the spread of the coronavirus.
The Federal Association for Erotic and Sex Services said this was “incomprehensible in view of the developments in other sectors”.
Brothels have been allowed to reopen in neighbouring countries such as Switzerland, Belgium, Austria, the Czech Republic and the Netherlands, the association pointed out.
More than 9,000 people have died from the coronavirus in Germany, according to the latest figures from the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) disease control centre.
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