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Prostitution of minors in France has risen by up 43 percent over the last four years, according to official figures published Friday. The government insists it remains committed to cracking down on exploitation networks, a decade after a landmark law made paying for sexual services a crime.

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[–] Brummbaer@pawb.social 6 points 1 hour ago

Let me just point out two things.

Sex workers who work legally need to be eligible to work in the country they reside in and they are protected by workers laws.

Now think again what happens to sex workers who work in countries where it's illegal and what leverage others have over them.

Also when sex work is illegal it's mostly done by organised crime and and the right amount of money and leverage employed at the right spots can get the police / the state to look the other way.

Sex workers are hurt by criminalising sex work, simple as that.