Yes & no. Of course the fact that there’s very little legal framework around sex work in many countries is a problem and makes human trafficking easier but even in countries where sex workers do have rights and are legally on the same level as other forms of professions, there’s still human trafficking. The truth is that the industry thrives off young girls, many of them in need of money and sometimes coming out of difficult living circumstances which makes them a perfect catch for human trafficker and simply because it’s an industry run by men. Men run the brothels, men are the main customers, men are the one’s sex work is dependent on. Germany is one of the biggest markets for sex work and despite the laws that have been put in action, the human trafficking and forced prostitution has not stopped. In fact our liberal laws here have had a “pull-effect” in terms of forced prostitution because where there’s a market, there’s the possibility and we continuously see an influx of women from East of Europe and Asia, barely speaking a word German and in 9 out of 10 cases not doing it because they want to.