> Is it that the consumers don't know they're illegal Apparently it's a hard problem to solve. Prostitution is legal in Germany, but still far from "accepted"

> Is it that the consumers don't know they're illegal Apparently it's a hard problem to solve. Prostitution is legal in Germany, but still far from "accepted" as regular work. There are attempts at having the workers register themselves plus regular check ups (which they're not too keen on, because when the political landscape changes, being part of some database isn't a good thing. Plus, being in a database might expose their line of work that they normally don't point a spotlight on in their regular life), at requiring their customers to report suspect cases (but not all customers are interested in having their pastime exposed like that, and also how are they supposed to detect these?). Every attempt at a solution (without guarantee of success) creates new problems because it's a volatile environment all around. Illegal workers being immigrants, they are unfamiliar with the law, at risk of deportation (so the protections legal workers theoretically have don't apply to them in whole), and they're also not very keen on their families learning how they made the money that was sent back every month (no, it wasn't by waiting tables). Also, with mafia-like structures trafficking them, blowing the whistle might reduce life expectation for them and their families back home. There's little room for them to help themselves once in the situation.