New tender likely to be announced for prostitute census

The Czech Ministry of Labour has said it is wants to announce a new tender to count the number of prostitutes working in the Czech Republic. After a previous tender to carry out a census of the number of sex workers operating in the Czech Republic attracted no bidders, a spokeswoman for the ministry said a new selection procedure would in all likelihood be launched in the near future.

The Ministry of Labour wants to ascertain exactly how many prostitutes are working in the Czech Republic and which regions have the most sex workers. Current official estimates put the number at 10,000 but several NGOs say the figure could be three times higher. The ministry hopes to complete the new survey by the end of 2008.

Author: Coilin O'Connor