Is selling sex criminalised?
Yes in parts of the state. Selling sex is criminalised in Chuuk and Pohnpei but not in the other islands of Yap and Kosrae.
Is organising/managing criminalised?
Yes in parts of the state - operating premises for 'prostitution' criminalised in Chuuk and Pohnpei but not in Yap and Kosrae
Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing?
Not known
Is there mandatory registration?
Not known
Is sex work recognised as work?
No
Is sex work decriminalised with limited regulation?
No
Sources/further reading
UNDP et al (2012) Sex Work and the Law in Asia and the Pacific: Laws, HIV and human rights in the context of sex work, available at http://www.undp.org/content/dam/undp/library/hivaids/English/HIV-2012-S…
Extra info
The sex work laws vary in Micronesia across the different islands.
Contact
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