The increase in visitors to France due to the Paris Olympics has led to increased police patrols, which is tightening the fight against prostitution, the newspaper reports. RFI.
A Chinese sex worker in Paris said she felt “under pressure” and “always afraid” because “there are police checks every day,” speaking to AFP“I’m going to work less and less,” added Juan (not her real name), 55.
In France, about 40,000 people are sold or exploited for sex, the vast majority of them women. Under French law, selling sex is legal, but exploiting someone or paying for sex is illegal.
The problem for workers is compounded if they do not have up-to-date documentation. “If I get arrested, I will be sent back to China and I will not get medical care there,” Huang said.
Another worker in the industry in Paris, Mylène Juste, expressed discomfort with the new safety rules restricting pedestrian and vehicle movement. “Our regular customers can’t come with all the restrictions. And I don’t see tourists jumping on us as they pass by. So let’s get out of here,” lamented the 50-year-old.
Increased police activity is moving the sale of sex online. “Customers go to a website, choose a category, a price and a time,” a French police source explained. It’s like ordering food online, “only in this case it’s girls,” he added.