Hookers happy with law change

Hookers happy with law change
Sex workers feel safer since prostitution was decriminalised, politicians have been told. To mark the fifth anniversary of MPs voting for decriminalisation, sex industry representatives and politicians gathered at Parliament yesterday. The Prostitution Reform Act makes it compulsory for prostitutes to practise safe sex; gives them coverage under employment law; and introduced occupational health and safety guidelines to the trade. A Justice Ministry committee's review of the act found that 90 per cent of sex workers felt the legislation had given them rights and more than two-thirds felt they were able to report violence and abuse to the police.

There is an issue with decriminalization that the Government haven’t really sorted out, now while I agree with prostitution decriminalization on the grounds of freedom and health and security for prostitutes the problem for me is that there isn’t a regulatory body that is checking up on the place of business to enforce health and safety practices and make sure the women there are in fact choosing to work here and I don’t believe any woman who has crossed a border to work here as a prostitute should be able to work here as it opens the industry up to abuse by organized traffickers. While it was a feel good moment to extend protections to women who work in a dangerous profession, flinging the door open without funding the checks and balances is simply irresponsible.