My rights
Advice centresWhat rights do I have?
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You have the right to work the way you want. This means you decide about yourself, your body, your money and your actions. You decide how you work and which clients you wish to serve.
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Nobody may persuade you to enter prostitution and/or force you to perform sexual activities by means of violence, threats or deception.
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Do not allow clients to force you into doing something you don’t want to do.
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You have the right and indeed the obligation, to protect yourself and your body by performing safer sex. Always work with a condom:
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You have the right to stop working in prostitution at any time.
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You have the right to receive that money from your clients which was agreed on for your sexual services. You can also ask for the money up-front. Once the client has received from you whatever was agreed, they may not ask for the money back.
I don’t have a residence permit. Do I still have the right to get advice from an advice centre?
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Yes. Here at cara*SH we can advise you anonymously about things like whether you have the right to a residence permit and with it a permit to work as a sex worker.
I am under 18 years old and I am working in prostitution. Can I get advice?
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You can get advice from cara*SH, regardless of your age or your concerns. Talk to us, whatever’s on your mind.
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But it’s important for you to know that you are not allowed to work in prostitution if you are under 18 years old. The only people who are punishable for this are the people who persuade you to enter prostitution, the people who allow you to do that work, and your clients, but not you as a minor.
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The new Prostitute Protection Law does not apply to minors.
That means you cannot register with the authorities if you are a minor.
There are many ways of getting support in Germany of you are a minor. If you want to know more, ask us at cara*SH.
My boss insists that I work without a condom. Is he or she allowed to do that?
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No. According to the new law, you are not allowed to offer sexual services without a condom. Nor can your boss insist that you do so, since they are obliged to notify people of the duty to wear a condom.
Furthermore, they are not allowed to demand anything of you at work and then follow it up with a fine.
I don’t want to be exploited. How do I recognise that I am being?
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There are many different ways of being exploited.
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Here are some examples of what exploitation can look like:
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You want to save money to send it back to your family. But your partner simply spends the money you earn.
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You are asked to work all the time and serve any clients.
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A client asks you to perform a sexual act without a condom and threatens not to pay you if you don’t.
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Somebody helps you to find a flat or to handle your tax affairs but demands an excessive amount of money for it.
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Operators of establishments demand excessive rents for your rooms.
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If you think somebody is trying to control you, your body, your money or your actions, then you should talk to somebody about it or go to an advice centre. You can turn to us at cara*SH. And you can contact the police too if you want.
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