Almost half of all prostitutes working in Berlin brothels are Ukrainian, most of whom moved to Germany to escape Russian aggression. At the same time, most of them indicate that such work is temporary for them, but due to a number of problems they remain in this field.
A representative of the social security organization Neustart, which takes care of female prostitutes, spoke about this in an interview with the German newspaper Welt.
According to her, previously women from Romania, Hungary and Bulgaria worked as prostitutes in Berlin, since this work could earn up to 80 euros a day, which is significantly higher than the salary in an ordinary Hungarian village, where the monthly salary is no more than 300 euros.
The Neustart representative also said that many Ukrainian women are unaware of their rights and are afraid to contact employment centers. Some Ukrainian women, according to the social worker, have become victims of pseudo-volunteers who, in the wake of the flow of refugees from Ukraine, offered free housing in Germany, and then set a high price for rent, offering prostitution as an alternative.
200% Deposit Bonus up to €3,000 180% First Deposit Bonus up to $20,000“People from Ukraine have the right to housing, but there are very few options for housing. Accordingly, unless you organize something yourself, you can only go to a temporary accommodation center. Many women choose to remain in prostitution, even if they may not have started prostitution on their own,” said a representative of Neustart.
According to the UN, since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, more than a million Ukrainians have left for Germany.
In July 2023, 44% of Ukrainian refugees surveyed in Germany planned to stay in the country for at least a few more years or even forever.
Germany stated that it would not deprive Ukrainian men of refugee status and would not expel the unemployed from the country.
Schools in the federal state of Hesse in Germany planned to begin studying Ukrainian as a second foreign language.
At the same time, German Interior Minister Nancy Feser, concerned about the large influx of Ukrainian refugees into her country, proposed distributing the refugees from the war equally among all the states of the European Union.
Prepared by: Nina Petrovich