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«Every Ho I Know Says So»
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Every Ho I Know Says So
Every Ho I Know Says So
‣ Today is International Sex Workers’ Rights Day
Sex work is work, and sex workers deserve respect, equality, and the same rights and protections as all workers.
On 3 March 2001, over 25,000 sex workers in India gathered for the Kolkata Sex Worker Freedom Festival to advocate for sex worker rights, including safety at work. Prohibitionist groups tried to prevent the festival from taking place by pressuring the government to revoke the group’s permit, but were unsuccessful.
Since then, 3 March has become an important date to promote sex worker rights, highlighting the need for sex work to be recognised as legitimate work and for sex workers to be protected under the law. Recognising sex work as work is a vital step towards fighting for decriminalisation, anti-discrimination protections and labour rights.
Did you know that in some parts of unceded Australia, sex work and sex workers are still criminalised?
The fight for sex work to be recognised as real work in Australia is far from over. Until all sex workers are free from discrimination, stigma and criminalisation, none of us are truly free.
‣ But I thought sex work was “legal” in Australia?
Decriminalisation removes laws and penalties criminalising all aspects of sex work between consenting adults. Sex work is then covered under existing health and safety laws.
Legalisation involves laws and regulations permitting sex work under certain conditions, while all other sex work remains criminalised. Under legalisation, governments impose special regulations just for the sex industry.
Sex work is partially criminalised in WA.
Full criminalisation in SA.
Sex work is decriminalised in NSW, NT, QLD and VIC.
There are gaps in NSW and VIC regarding street based sex work. The NT and QLD have fully decriminalised street based sex work.
Sex work in the ACT operates under a licensing model.
Sex work is partially criminalised in TAS.
‣ Why is decriminalisation the best legislative model for sex work?
Decriminalisation is fundamental to upholding sex workers' right to participate fully in public lie and achieve economic empowerment; enabling financial agency, security, and independence.
• Criminalisation of sex work, along with stigma and discrimination, increases sex workers' vulnerabilities to violence.
• Decriminalisation is the only model of sex industry regulation to enable evidence-based public health outcomes.
• Decriminalisation in Australian jurisdictions has also enabled the development of workplace health and safety guidance for the sex industry.
Peter Riley