I urge the Council to listen to these concerns and act to protect vulnerable women and young people, especially those from indigenous and minoritized ethnicities, who are disproportionately affected by the sex trade.
It was a momentous day for South Australia when last night the Honourable Nicola Centofanti MLC put her Prostitution Law Reform Bill to a vote. According to the Honourable Clare Scriven, this was the first time that such a bill had been put to a vote in an Australian parliament. The Honourable Nicola Centofanti led
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Women still being controlled by managers, owners. Women, men and children not being protected under PRA 2003 because they are not included or non NZ citizens. Our human rights are for ALL not just the few, and finally We are all worthy of so much more than being bought and sold.
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We are hearing of increased violence and exploitation against women and young people, yet no one does anything. These women have been abandoned to exploitation and harm by successive governments
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Wellington, New Zealand 10 August 12.00pm Kiwibank was right to refuse the business of sex-trade operators exploiting women and children, says Wahine Toa Rising, a newly-formed organisation led by survivors of the trade in New Zealand. Spokeswoman Ally Marie Diamond said “we were gutted to see Kiwibank turn its back on the exploited women of
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While some women may choose the sex trade and don’t experience coercion, these women are the minority. We need to meet the needs of the most marginalized in the sex trade, who are coerced into selling sex due to life circumstances such as poverty. Most importantly we need to STOP, LISTEN, and show vulnerable women our respect by HEARING them, and SEEING them.
16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence’.
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Leaving the sex trade is as difficult as leaving a violent relationship. The majority of women in or exited from the sex trade experience PTSD regardless of whether they have been in the trade for a short time, or years.
Women are being forced back into brothels with no guidance on safety from the government. Guidelines released yesterday for other industries which include close personal proximity, such as hair and nail salons, are completely inadequate for the sex trade
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