Overview
- RN MP Jean‑Philippe Tanguy says he is preparing a bill to authorize cooperatives managed by sex workers, with a first version ready and Marine Le Pen’s support, though no text has been submitted to the Assembly.
- The proposal envisions self‑managed venues that could offer social protections such as health coverage and retirement rights and, according to RN leaders, help break trafficking networks and reduce street and online risks.
- RN figures frame the initiative as opening a national discussion rather than an urgent measure, arguing the 2016 law targeting clients has pushed prostitution into more dangerous, hidden settings.
- Associations including Amicale du Nid and Mouvement du Nid, left‑wing politicians, and the CFDT criticize the idea as legitimizing exploitation, while the Strass sex‑worker union refuses to collaborate with the RN despite favoring broader decriminalization.
- France closed brothels in 1946 and is estimated to have 30,000–40,000 people in prostitution, with only 409 convictions for purchasing sex recorded in 2024 as neighboring countries pursue varied regulatory models.