France Archives - English Collective of Prostitutes https://prostitutescollective.net/tag/france/ Since 1975, the English Collective of Prostitutes has been campaigning for the abolition of the prostitution laws which criminalize sex workers and our families, and for economic alternatives and higher benefits and wages. Thu, 07 Aug 2025 09:05:58 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://prostitutescollective.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/favicon-260-x-260-150x150.png France Archives - English Collective of Prostitutes https://prostitutescollective.net/tag/france/ 32 32 Press Release: European Court of Human Rights judgement on case brought by 261 sex workers in France https://prostitutescollective.net/press-release-european-court-of-human-rights-judgement-on-case-brought-by-261-sex-workers-in-france/ Sun, 21 Jul 2024 12:12:00 +0000 https://prostitutescollective.net/?p=19475 PRESS CONFERENCE: On Thursday 25th July, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) will issue its judgement on a case brought by 261 sex workers in France against the French Prostitution Law that criminalises the purchase of sex.Thursday 25 July, 11am UK timeCLICK HERE to join on Zoom or tune in on social media @sexworkeurope In 2019, […]

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]]> The Lead: ‘Sex work is work’: advocating for decriminalisation in France and the UK https://prostitutescollective.net/the-lead-sex-work-is-work-advocating-for-decriminalisation-in-france-and-the-uk/ Wed, 22 Apr 2020 20:02:00 +0000 https://prostitutescollective.net/?p=11559 The lockdowns imposed in most European countries due to the COVID-19 pandemic have brought to the forefront a reality that sex worker collectives have been highlighting for decades: the criminalisation of sex work puts lives at risk. In the past weeks, grassroots organisations have been working to raise funds and provide essential products to sex […]

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]]> STRASS (France) – Conservative Party Human Rights Commission Inquiry into the Reform of Prostitution Law https://prostitutescollective.net/strass-submission-to-the-conservative-party-human-rights-commission-inquiry-into-the-reform-of-prostitution-law/ Mon, 25 Jun 2018 21:39:51 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=7363 STRASS – Syndicat du Travail Sexuel (France)c/o Act Up-Paris, 8 rue des Dunes, 75019 PARIScontact@strass-syndicat.orgwww.strass-syndicat.orgWednesday, May the 16th, 2018To the Conservative Party Human Rights Commission,Dear Madam,STRASS is France sex workers’ trade union with more than 500 sex workers members all over France from all backgrounds. We are also in contact with thousands of colleagues through […]

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]]> Event: Screening of 1975 Documentary Les prostituées de Lyon parlent – 10 July https://prostitutescollective.net/free-special-event-10-july-screening-1975-documentary-les-prostituees-de-lyon-parlent/ Fri, 08 Jul 2016 14:28:34 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=4959 The English Collective of Prostitutes and the Sex Worker Open University present, with Club des Femmes:UK Première of 1975 Documentary: Les prostituées de Lyon parlent  – The prostitutes of Lyon speak(45 Minutes, French with English subtitles)Plus: Rare footage and interviews from the 1982 occupation of the Holy Cross Church in the red light area of King’s Cross, […]

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]]> Statement: Against criminalising clients in France https://prostitutescollective.net/against-criminalising-clients-in-france/ Thu, 14 Apr 2016 11:53:47 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=4796 Sex workers in France are in our hearts and minds today as the French National Assembly passed a law to criminalise clients. This law will be a disaster for sex workers by forcing women to work in more isolated areas and make them more vulnerable to attack. At a time of economic crisis when poverty […]

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]]> Event: Film screening for International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers – 17 December https://prostitutescollective.net/event-17-dec-intl-day-to-end-violence-against-sex-workers/ Thu, 03 Dec 2015 13:21:04 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=4614 The post Event: Film screening for International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers – 17 December appeared first on English Collective of Prostitutes.

]]> Statement: Congratulations to sex workers in France! https://prostitutescollective.net/congratulations-sex-workers-france/ Wed, 23 Jul 2014 16:45:57 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=3804 On Tuesday 8 July 2014, the French Senate rejected proposals to criminalise sex workers’ clients. The Select Committee considering the proposal consulted sex workers and other organisations over several months and found that people were alarmed about the danger caused to sex workers. The Committee received compelling evidence that clients, anxious about being fined, could […]

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]]> Statement: We oppose French proposals to criminalise prostitution https://prostitutescollective.net/we-oppose-french-proposals-to-criminalise-prostitution/ Thu, 28 Nov 2013 10:22:32 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=3427 The French parliament has been discussing the criminalisation of sex workers’ clients and will be voting on it tomorrow.  The proposals are based on the ‘Swedish model’, and claim to decriminalise the women while criminalising the men.The English Collective of Prostitutes campaigns for the decriminalisation of prostitution, and together with STRASS, the French sex workers’ […]

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]]> France 24: Banning prostitution in France will ‘endanger lives’ https://prostitutescollective.net/france-banning-prostitution-in-france-will-endanger-lives/ Thu, 28 Nov 2013 10:18:23 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=3423 A controversial move by French lawmakers to prohibit prostitution by targeting those who pay for sex will put the lives of prostitutes in danger, organizations representing sex workers told FRANCE 24 this week. On Tuesday a show of hands from members at the National Assembly in Paris was enough to set in motion a move […]

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]]> Las trabajadoras sexuales necesitan apoyo, pero no el de la brigada de “No toques a mi puta” https://prostitutescollective.net/las-trabajadoras-sexuales-necesitan-apoyo-pero-no-el-de-la-brigada-de-no-toques-a-mi-puta/ Fri, 01 Nov 2013 16:16:06 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=3410 Las prostitutas necesitan mejores aliados que los hombres franceses centrados en sus propias libertades sexuales – pero, demasiado a menudo, las feministas sólo hacen sus vidas más difíciles Selma James   Los 343 hombres intelectuales franceses que firmaron una declaración —“No toques a mi puta”(1)— defendiendo su derecho a comprar servicios sexuales han enfurecido a las mujeres […]

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