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Germany sex workers demand return to work after coronavirus shutdown

About 400 prostitutes held a protest to call for reopening brothels

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The coronavirus idled sex workers in Hamburg’s red light district and now they are demanding to be allowed to work again.

About 400 prostitutes held a protest Saturday evening calling on the government to reopen brothels, according to reports. Prostitution in brothels is legal in Germany.

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The Association of Sex Workers organized the protest, saying the continued closure of licensed premises was forcing some prostitutes onto the streets, which is illegal and a far more dangerous and unhygienic way of working, Reuters reported.

Prostitutes wearing masks hold signs reading "One Europe - One Law", "We attract your tourists, dear Germany", "Without us, more women and children will be violated" and "Livelihoods depend on sex work too", during a rally of prostitutes demanding the reopening of Germany's brothels, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the famous red light district Reeperbahn in Hamburg, Germany July 11, 2020. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer - RC2BRH9FPDY0

Prostitutes wearing masks hold signs reading "One Europe - One Law", "We attract your tourists, dear Germany", "Without us, more women and children will be violated" and "Livelihoods depend on sex work too", during a rally of prostitutes demanding the reopening of Germany's brothels, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in the famous red light district Reeperbahn in Hamburg, Germany July 11, 2020. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer - RC2BRH9FPDY0

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Germany brought its coronavirus outbreak under control allowing shops, restaurants and bars to reopen, but brothels have remained closed.

“The oldest profession needs your help,” read one woman’s sign in a brothel window in the Herbertstrasse, which was flooded with red light after being dark since March, according to Reuters.

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The prostitute union said brothels could follow other industries in easily adopting pandemic safety measures by requiring face masks, ventilating rooms, and collecting visitor data for contact tracing.