Law on sex work creates 'perfect' atmosphere for abuse

The majority of the sex workers interviewed for the research want sex work fully decriminalised in Ireland, including the purchase of sex.

The law criminalising the purchase of sex and brothel-keeping is facilitating the targeting and abuse of sex workers, a report has found.

The Amnesty International report, published today, found that the 2017 law purportedly designed to protect human trafficking victims and sex workers from exploitation is instead making those involved in the sex industry less safe and the state is failing to protect them from violence.