Prostitutes Get Contracts, Profit-Sharing

Yahoo ^ | 3/18/02

[Tumbleweed_Connection]

Reuters - Prostitutes working in a Berlin brothel have been offered employment contracts with a 40-hour working week and a profit-sharing scheme, a German newspaper reported Monday.

Bild newspaper said Felicitas Weigmann, the owner of the posh Berlin brothel "Cafe Pssst!," drew up the first job contracts for her staff after the German parliament passed a law last year giving prostitutes new employment rights.

In exchange for a regular 40-hour week, prostitutes at "Cafe Pssst!" are entitled to a basic wage of 600 euros per month plus a "profit sharing" payment of 40 euros per client. They can, however, choose to remain free agents without a contract.

The law passed by parliament last year gave prostitutes the right to claim social security (news - web sites), health insurance and a pension. It also allowed them to pursue through the courts customers who refuse to pay.

Prostitution is legal in Germany and prostitutes' earnings were always liable to tax. But before the law was passed, sexual services were legally declared "immoral."

Germany has an estimated 400,000 prostitutes, whose services are used 1.2 million times a day.

[patton]

So, 3xday @ 40 = 120/day = 600/wk = 31 200/yr +600/mo = a total of 38 400/yr.

These ladies risk aids for ~ $32000/yr?

Calling Dr. Darwin

[SC Swamp Fox]

Germany has an estimated 400,000 prostitutes, whose services are used 1.2 million times a day.

On average, 3 clients per workday. They need to work on their productivity.

[fuquadukie]

The law passed by parliament last year gave prostitutes the right to claim social security (news - web sites), health insurance and a pension.

And, when they go on strike (thereby withholding their "services"), you can call them Mrs.!! Hehehehehe.

[The Other Harry]

On average, 3 clients per workday. They need to work on their productivity.

Like in any industry, 90% of the business is probably done by the top 10%.

[Tumbleweed_Connection]

How many people in the states participate for free?

[ErnBatavia]

Give me time - I'm still trying to get witty with "Cafe Pssst"....just gimme time here, folks.....

[proudofthesouth]

Germans are expert organizers.

[Illbay]

Awright, you whores! Here's yer new contract!

Now, GET ON YER BACKS!!!

[BlackJack]

You are the one that pays.....

[oceanperch]

Are you your brothers keeper. Sad that men in parts of Africa think a salted (dry vagina) is preferred to overly wet (from STD's).
It is a vile life prostitution, slavery in many ways.
Considered sin to many but a legal act sadly enough around the world. Or illegal right down the road from your home.
Funny thing that cohorting with animals is a crime but for a women and man they can act like animals lawlessly.

[jurisdog]

Enron executives and Arthur Andersen get paid for screwing people, why shouldn't these women?

[Cato the Censor]

Try this one........When the clientele are not satisfied with the service rendered at Cafe Pssst, some remain at the Cafe Pissed, at Ms. Felicitas Weigmann, of course!!!!

[zoyd]

Funny thing that cohorting with animals is a crime but for a women and man they can act like animals lawlessly.

Funny thing when you have two consenting adults.

Even funnier is other people who feel obligated to try and lock them up for it.

[tbg681]

Oh wait, it's way worse than that:

If a "lady" averages 3 tricks a day, 40 Euros a trick, for a 180 day "work" year (this IS Europe after all) -- plus a 600 Euro monthly stipend, she would earn 28,800 Euros a year.

And since the Euro is only .88 US, that means she make about $25,350 a year.

Then -- you have to factor in confiscatory, socialist European tax rates.

She's lucky to bring home about $12,000 a year.

Me thinks she'd be better off working in the 'hood over here, huh?;-)

[shaggy eel]

,,, the article makes no mention of how "plant and equipment" is depreciated for taxation treatment. The situation could be brighter than you think!

[SC Swamp Fox]

Owww....good point!

[oceanperch]

Oh Yeah! Well let's legalize pot. Since one consents to puff the pipe. At least the crummy stuff should be law free. The men can have their whores and us old fashion gals can have a little stress relief. Sounds great to for us older portly women of family servitude.

[shaggy eel]

,,, here's a downside one to ponder. It makes no mention of environmental waste levies imposed on workers/employers! Yuk - the Euros are big on environmental "things".