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Germana Cesarano; Angelika Groterath; Daniela Moretti
Flight and Migration from Africa to Europe, 09/2020Book Chapter
The “Exploitation of prostitution” (sfruttamento della prostituzione) is a criminal offence in Italy since 1958, the year when the “Merlin law” came into power. This law is named after a woman, a socialist member of the Italian Parliament, whose efforts terminated the exploitation of sex workers. The law banned brothels, which had been under the authority of the state before. The women were registered as prostitutes, and their documents contained indications on their profession, which made it impossible for them to find another job. Every 15 days they could be transferred into another brothel and they had no say in
