What do sex workers think about the French Prostitution Act?

Hélène Le Bail (1) , Calogero Giametta (2) , Noémie Rassouw (3)

1 CERI - Centre de recherches internationales (Sciences Po, CNRS)
2 AMU - Aix Marseille Université
3 Inalco - Institut National des Langues et Civilisations Orientales

In 2016, France adopted a law criminalising the clients of sex workers. This report focuses on the impact of this new legislation on the health, rights and living conditions of sex workers in the country.

Keywords: prostitution; France; health; rights

Keywords: living conditions

Domains: Humanities and Social Sciences; Sociology; Humanities and Social Sciences; Gender studies

Hélène Le Bail, Calogero Giametta, Noémie Rassouw. What do sex workers think about the French Prostitution Act?: A Study on the Impact of the Law from 13 April 2016 Against the ‘Prostitution System’ in France. [Research Report] Médecins du Monde. 2019, pp.96. ⟨hal-02115877⟩