Outrage as Swiss officials create raunchy street signs directing randy men to areas where they can pick up prostitutes
Odd signs show a green woman leaning against lamp posts in bid to control where sex workers get clients
BIZARRE signs in Switzerland now show where prostitutes can and can’t legally do business.
The signs, found in the city of Basel, aim to keep sex workers inside the “tolerance zone” in the Kleinbasel district.
The green logo depicts a busty woman in a skirt leaning against a lamppost.
It is thought that 50 of the city’s 800 prostitutes work outdoors.
But most prefer to ply their trade in bars and massage parlours.
In a statement, Basel’s security and justice department said: "There is a high turnover of street workers in that part of the city.
"But many are from Eastern Europe, which can make it difficult to convey the rules they must obey.
"So we hope these signs will make it very clear where they can and can not tout for business."
Prostitution is legal in Switzerland, but only in certain areas of cities.
These areas are strictly policed to make sure that sex workers do not venture outside of the red light zone.
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In Zurich, £1.5 million was spent on drive-in “sex garages”.
The scheme meant that clients could pick up sex workers in a shielded area, then drive away together in a car.
Prostitutes in Switzerland can also take advantage of social and health care schemes in a bid to manage and organise the sex trade.
But when Basel police tried to crack down on prostitution three years ago, sex workers took drastic measures to evade their clutches.
Prostitutes started wearing roller skates while working so that they could get away from cops all the quicker.
A police spokesman said at the time: "They can escape at high speed down narrow streets, making them impossible to chase either on foot or in a car.
"We had to increase the number of motorcycle police in the red light area to tackle the issue."
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