International Whores' Day or International Sex worker's Day is observed annually on June 2 of each year, honours sex workers and recognises their often exploited working conditions. The event commemorates the occupation of Église Saint-Nizier in Lyon by more than a hundred sex workers on June 2, 1975 to draw attention to their inhumane working conditions.[1] It has been celebrated annually since 1976. In German, it is known as Hurentag (Whore's Day). In Spanish-speaking countries, it is the Día Internacional de la Trabajadora Sexual, the International Day of the Sex Worker.
- ^ "Internationaler Hurentag – Kirche soll Prostituierte nicht ausgrenzen" [International Whores' Day: The church shouldn't exclude the prostitutes]. Die Welt (in German). 2009-06-07. Retrieved 2011-06-02.