Germany to require training of prostitutes. That is risky business.

Germany plans to fine brothels with no apprentices
Sun May 2, 2:27 PM ET

BERLIN (Reuters) - The German government's plans to levy fines on companies that fail to hire trainees will also be applied to legal German brothels, Der Spiegel news magazine reports.

Brothels failing to employ a certain number of apprentices will not be exempted from the financial penalties that Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's centre-left government wants to introduce on all companies later this year, the magazine said on Sunday.

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Several members of the Greens party tried to allow an exemption for prostitutes but the Education Ministry responsible for the legislation blocked that, arguing it "would cause considerable difficulties", Der Spiegel said.


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There are just soooooo many ways to go with this on and I am too tired to even try

... for little girls. :evilgrin:

.. hookers can be kind of crude at times. I hope they're going to give some etiquette courses.

The apprentice-quota is heavily discussed in Germany, this is the attempt to create a scenario where it fails. However neither the original authors, nor the translators did their homework.

"Prostitute" is not a recognized profession, thus no apprenticeship is possible.
In fact prostitution is not entirely legal, but in a legal limbo called "sittenwidrig" - immoral. For this reason almost no prostitutes are "properly" employed.
That legalization, as proposed by liberal politicians, might lead to the normal German job training, including apprenticeship, is a topic well-covered by German comedians.

At this time the trainee quota would only apply to employed, social security paying employees of said institutions, as accounting, management and "normal" service, i.e. waiters.