The book is about the Hungarian sex workers living in Germany, where they represent the two third of the profession. Munk has been collecting stories in the field in Germany for 6 months, continually publishing these on Index β reports mno. Prostitution, lives of sex workers are things that everyone is interested in, but almost nobody talks about in public.
What made you take such an interest in this topic? How many Hungarian sex workers are there in Bremerhaven?
There is only one street, the Lessingstrasse, where this kind of work is allowed. There are approximately women, two third of them Hungarian, who are working in the glass cabins.
What do the interviewees say: why is it better to pursue this line of work in Germany, than in Hungary? Even though prostitution is legal in Hungary, authorities are doing their best to make it hard. German authorities believe that if they allow prostitution, then there will be less illegal accidents or incidents.
Women choose Germany because they can work in a more relaxed atmosphere, thanks to the more liberal laws on prostitution. There is even a police subdivision in Bremerhaven especially for the red light districts; the police are doing a monthly inspection on the street with the help of an interpreter.
