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Sexwork Vienna is written for women who work in the sex industry in Vienna or are thinking about starting. The articles explain how the work is organised in brothels, sex clubs and escort agencies, what the law in Austria requires, and how to stay safe and financially stable while doing it.
This page brings every subject together and sorts it by the number of articles. The legal topics answer the question whether prostitution is legal in Austria, explain registration and papers, and follow reports on illegal prostitution. The practical topics deal with money, taxes and budgeting, applying for a job, handling clients and keeping your boundaries. Job types such as high class escort work and sex clubs and nightclubs have their own collections, as do sensitive subjects like AO sex, safety and violence, and human trafficking and forced prostitution. News from Germany and Spain shows how other countries handle the same questions.
Whether you are new to sex work in Vienna or have years of experience, pick a topic below to read everything the site has published on it.
Illegal Prostitution
15 articlesIllegal prostitution in Austria, Germany and Switzerland: why working illegally in Vienna apartments is risky, how many sex workers might work illegally in Austria, brothels closed in Tyrol and Koblenz, and the dangers women face outside the legal system.
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Is Prostitution Legal in Austria?
15 articlesIs prostitution legal in Austria? These articles explain legal sex work in Austria, the licences and papers you need in Vienna, and why legal work protects women from crime. Reports on illegal prostitution and apartments show what happens outside the legal system.
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15 articlesNews on prostitution in Germany: an inside look at the controversial German sex industry, the debate over a ban on buying sex, help organisations for sex workers, and police cases from Koblenz, Mannheim, Berlin and Bavaria.
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15 articlesSafety and violence in sex work: attacks on sex workers in Vienna, Germany and Spain, court cases against the attackers, and the counselling and protection that help. Practical advice includes why it is safer to be paid upfront.
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Money, Taxes and Budgeting
13 articlesMoney, taxes and budgeting for sex workers: how to spend and save escort income, how to budget on an irregular income, what your first month in Vienna costs, rising rents and prices, and how sales tax applies to prostitution packages.
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Human Trafficking and Forced Prostitution
11 articlesHuman trafficking and forced prostitution cases: false job offers in Austria, a loverboy case in Vienna, an Austrian-Hungarian pimping ring, women rescued on Mallorca, and how high-class brothels in Vienna protect sex workers from pimps.
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High Class Escort
10 articlesArticles about high class escort work in Vienna: where to find high class escort jobs, the skills and habits that make luxury escorts stand out, and the best places to work. Agency profiles cover Highclass Outcall, Escort Girls Vienna and Victoria Escort.
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Handling Clients
9 articlesHandling clients professionally: how to manage regular clients without losing your boundaries, how to turn down a request without losing the client, when to ghost someone, and what a good escort date looks like from both sides.
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Prostitution in Spain
8 articlesReports on prostitution in Spain: the current situation of the Spanish prostitution scene, the political debate that splits the country, the closure of Vive Madrid, and cases of forced prostitution and assaults on Mallorca. One report covers a German tourist robbed in a Mallorca brothel.
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Sex Clubs and Nightclubs
8 articlesWorking in sex clubs and nightclubs in Vienna: why more Laufhaus girls are choosing sex clubs, how a club job differs from escort work, mistakes to avoid when applying to a luxury club, and how to quit a sex club without conflict.
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Job Applications
7 articlesJob applications in the sex industry: six steps to a sex job in Vienna, how to apply for escort work at Escort Girls Vienna, what to ask a club before you agree, the Green Card health exam, and the mistakes to avoid when applying to a sex club.
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Escort vs Prostitute
3 articlesWhat is the difference between an escort and a prostitute? These articles compare the two roles, explain how a sex club job differs from escort work, and weigh the pros and cons of the different sex job types in Vienna.
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AO Sex
2 articlesAO sex means sex without a condom, and these two articles explain why it is a problem for sex workers. They describe what AO stands for, why some sex workers still offer it, and the health and safety reasons to avoid it, both for workers and for their clients.
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