France clamps down on sex work for Olympics

PARIS: As Paris hosts the 2024 Olympics, undocumented Chinese sex worker Hua says increased police patrols threaten her livelihood. “I feel really under pressure, I'm constantly scared. Every day, there are police checks,” the 55-year-old said, using a different name to avoid identification. “So I go out to work less and less.” Around 40,000 people – the overwhelming majority women – are sold or exploited for sex in France, according to government and charity estimates.

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