Legalization of prostitution in Germany
has not
ended mistreatment of prostitutes by their employers, including
forcing them to work too much, stealing their pay, and stopping them
from quitting.
We should see this in the context of a general pattern of abuse of
workers in fields
ranging from
fast food
to manufacturing
to construction
to domestic
service
It should not surprise us that this happens in prostitution also.
I don't think this is a reason for criminalization of prostitutes or
their customers, any more than it is a reason to criminalize factories
or their customers. Rather, governments must do more to prevent abuse
of all kinds of workers. In some cases this requires additional
regulation of employers designed specifically to prevent abuses.