Today we are pleased to announce the birth of STRASS (Syndicat du TRAvail du Sexe = Union of Sex Work) following the European Conference on prostitution that took place last Friday 20 March at the Théâtre de l’Odéon and after the Pute Pride which have brought together over 300 people.
The statutes are currently being tabled in the Paris Prefecture formalizing thus the existence of our union. The administration of the first union was elected Friday at the Conference on prostitution for a provisional three months to organize the recruitment of members and the first elections of our representatives.
We are proud to announce already since Friday the accession of at least 200 members and the existence of 5 federations nationally and still expect other forms of membership in particular from the country.
One of our first actions will be to influence the next European elections candidates by reminding our demands. A letter will be sent soon asking them to focus on the manifesto and declaration of rights for sex workers in Europe, written at the European Conference of sex workers in 2005 in Brussels.
A new website has been created where you can find various informations relating to STRASS www.strass-syndicat.org
For further information, please contact by phone:
Isabelle Schweiger, spokeswoman 0033+6 71 59 27 36
Mistress Nikita, Treasurer 0033+6 24 94 11 71