The main centers were hotels and restaurants and foreigners of the main customer. [ref. needed] As such, prostitution was an important source of hard currency. [7] Nevertheless, the special services of the republic operated hotel rings. That way, they could get information about foreigners, compromise and blackmail people. The 2010 U.S. Trafficking in Persons Report notes that “the government identified at least 206 victims of trafficking during the reporting period, including 123 child prostitutes, compared to 315 victims identified by NGOs and government agencies in 2008.” [23] In 2016, the National Intervention and Counselling Centre for Victims of Human Trafficking (KCIK) supported 55 potential victims of sexual exploitation. [21] Where the purchase of sexual services is illegal, i.e. the criminalization of men like Sweden; Prostitutes are more at risk – because they are driven underground – it`s hardly forward-looking, people have all sorts of undesirable jobs, just because it doesn`t mean we should deny them these options – regardless of moral outrage! After World War II, Poland became a communist state, known as the Polish People`s Republic. Prostitution did not officially exist, for it was a maxim of Marxism that prostitution would disappear into a socialist society by equal means. [6] Nevertheless, it was widespread.

[ref. needed] People who blackmailed sex workers were sometimes prosecuted. [7] What is even more worrisome is that you can legalize proceeds of crime. Prostitutes do not issue receipts or keep records of clients, so no one knows where the money really comes from. It looks like the criminals have won this battle! Do you mean it is a backward country? As an argument, I would ask, because it is growing quite rapidly, with an ever-increasing percentage of the population breaking free from the old ways of thinking that you like so much to reprimand in your initial comments. We all need to develop, otherwise we will stagnate like stagnant water. Perhaps prostitution is useful in allowing men to release primordial impulses with “willing and financial beneficiaries” who save children and other unsuspecting vulnerable people who are victims of sexual assault. I myself do not visit escorts or anything like that, but I can sympathize with those who do. In every relationship in life, there is a give-and-take – whether financial or emotional. In the early years (1945 – 1948) there was a registration system, and special departments were set up to deal with “enemies of morality” (wrogami moralności), but this was abolished when other priorities occupied the state.

In 1948-1952, there were forced labor camps. Despite continuous efforts to eradicate prostitution, many elements of planned socialism did contribute, such as the “Great Socialist Construction” (wielkie budowy socjalizmu), which saw the migration of large numbers of men. A note from the secretariat of the party`s Central Committee (including Bolesław Bierut, then General Secretary) dated November 23, 1955, indicates that there were 4,000 sex workers in Poland in 1949, 1,700 in 1954 and that 6,000 had been arrested. It also refers to the difficulties encountered in the struggle for the abolition of this practice. He refers to the pre-war period, when “prostitution was not only not a crime, but on the contrary – officially recognized and protected by the state.” Data from the Ministry of the Interior dated February 9, 1957, speak of 1,500 workers in the six major cities. During this time, the State has initiated numerous criminal proceedings against organized prostitution and pimps. During the partition of Poland (1795-1918), prostitution flourished openly, whereas previously (Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth) (1648-1795) it was limited to brothels and side streets near military garrisons. The official position of the Russian occupation authorities was that prostitution was a “necessary evil” (zło konieczne) and reflected the administration of prostitution in Russia.

The administration was subordinated to the police, which was subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior. Local police and physician committees administered the regulations. [2] It is these conservative attitudes towards sex work in Poland, not the pandemic itself, that are prompting Emilka to work in Germany or Switzerland – where sex work is legalised in some regions. From that moment on, everything gets complicated. I will try to dive into the legal situations after my next arrest and give you more details. But let`s hope no one needs it! Prostitution in Poland is legal, but the exploitation of brothels or other forms of pimping or forced prostitution and prostitution of minors are prohibited. They actually believe that prostitution prevents rape and child abuse, and that men are slaves to sexual assault. I hope you`re Catholic, so you should take all your to Poland and stay there. Integrate well. There are several strip clubs in Krakow, and these are legal. But keep your mind on yourself. The Krakow Post Office has received numerous credit and debit card reports from defrauded customers of thousands of pounds.

A visitor from the UK claims to have skimmed £13,000 from his account in less than four hours into a Krakow strip joint. The biggest problem is that, technically, nothing illegal happens. Somewhere in this bar, in the back of a sofa in a basement guarded by an angry bulldog, there is a price list that says: “Pink cocktail – 450zł.” This is what your new “friends” will order, and for that, you are legally obliged to pay for it. You could be forgiven for misinterpreting this openness as a sign of legality. This is not the case. Polish law allows marchers and escorts to act independently, but prohibits the establishment of brothels and the practice of pimping. There are women from countries like Ukraine and Belarus who sell sex in Poland, but their number is uncertain. CATW quotes Poland`s deputy interior minister with a figure of at least 3,500 Bulgarian women working in prostitution in Poland, and another 1,000 or more from Ukraine and Belarus. [19] [best source needed] Fornication is not subject to income tax. This was confirmed by the Director of National Tax Information in one of the tax interpretations, stating that prostitution cannot be the subject of a legally valid contract. And he added that according to the provisions of the PIT law, income from prostitution is not subject to income tax. It is strange that in a country where so many people call themselves Catholic (and in the city whose former archbishop became pope), there are such lax laws regarding prostitution.

Although there are organisations in Poland that advocate for the legal recognition of sex work, no draft law regulating the sector has ever reached the stage it has been presented to parliament, Czerwiński points out. 10. Strip clubs and brothels You`ve probably read somewhere that prostitution is legal in Poland, and you`ve mentally constructed all sorts of interesting scenarios. While it is true that there is no law against a person who sells sex, brothels are completely illegal. That`s not to say they don`t exist, but when you walk through the door, be aware that you`re entering a criminal world, and everything that goes with it. 3. Drinking alcohol in public It is illegal to drink alcohol in a public place. It doesn`t matter if you`re sucking cans around the corner or sipping cocktails with your little finger at a picnic on the shore – both can get you a hefty fine and a possible trip to the drunken tank (see No. 4). 2. Jaywalking and road safety Only cross streets at marked crosswalks or incur a fine of 500 zł.

Crossing the road wherever you want, even when there is no traffic in sight, is illegal. The police miss foreigners who try to evade these fines by pretending ignorance, so don`t even try. And by the way, offering a bribe could land you in jail with a ticket.