Prostitution and Brothels, in Berlin and all of Germany is legal. In 2002 the law was changed to make to improve the legal situation for prostitutes. Prostitutes can actually work as an 'employee' witha contract to a particular or several men, though the vast majority work independantely. As prostitution is legal, and they are making money it counts as their profession so they are required to pay income taxes and charge for VAT. In Berlin their is a set amount prostitutes have to pay a day- roughly $30. Advertising for Brothels and Prostitutes is also seen in newspapers and around the city. One of the only things that is illegal about the sex trade in Berlin is Pimping, no-one is allowed to be in chrage of the prostitutes they must work for themselves.
There is even places in Berlin where there are parking meter type machines were a prostitute can pay her money for a certain amount of time, and then that is her corner, or strip of street! We were told all of this by our alternative tour guide, he has said since the law was abolished, there have been less problems as the situation can be monitored easier.
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