Pirate Party caucus head Jakub Michálek has proposed legalising
prostitution. He said doing so would reduce health and safety risks for sex
workers while fighting the grey economy.
Currently, the Czech Republic neither fully recognises nor explicitly bans
prostitution. The Communists and Christian Democrats are likely to oppose
the move, Mr Michálek said. But he is convinced it can move forward with
the support of other parties.
An estimated 13,000 female prostitutes work in the Czech Republic,
according to data released this month by the NGO Rozkoš bez rizika, which
provides counselling for sex-workers. About half are single mothers, it
said.