Is selling sex criminalised?
Selling sex is legal in Chile - sex workers can register and work legally under certain conditions but outwith these narrow conditions are operating illegally.
Is organising/managing criminalised?
Yes - organising/managing is criminalised. There are laws against procurement and pandering.
Is there mandatory HIV/STI testing?
Yes - to obtain a license.
Is there mandatory registration?
Yes - needed in order to work legally
Is sex work recognised as work?
No
Is sex work decriminalised with limited regulation?
No
Sources/further reading
HIV prevalence, AIDS knowledge, and condom use among female sex workers in Santiago, Chile - http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0102-311X2007000800004
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