Decriminalizing Sex Work

This is a crime that I believe can be stopped with the help of everyone around the world. I plan to become a criminal justice lawyer so I will be able to help others that are being affected by trafficking. This crime of human trafficking through sex, labor, and smuggling drugs is prevalent in our world today. A way people are affected by human trafficking is through sex.

Stripping, pornography, and sexual acts that are performed in exchange for food and shelter are also very detrimental to the sex industry. One of the main myths about sex trafficking is that it is a CHOICE. I can tell you from my own experiences that it IS NOT a choice. The reality is not that a child wakes up one day and says “I think I want to be a prostitute today.” There are many things that can make a child more vulnerable to being recruited by a trafficker, and we will get into some of those later on.

Firstly, legalization of prostitution leads to the impression that it is socially acceptable which further encourages the recruitment of prostitutes. Although it seems like legalizing prostitution may actually control and reduce the number of prostitutes, the case is actually the opposite. The core idea of legalizing prostitution is to impose a sin tax on prostitution to discourage its continuity and also to boost the country’s economy. However, if we think about it practically, those who are conducting illegal prostitution at present will never pay the taxes once they are legalized. So, there is no outcome of such action.

(3) According to the International Labour organisation human trafficking generates a rough estimate of R 408715980000 (31.6 Billion dollars) illicit profit worldwide. Human Trafficking defies human rights of the victims such as a right to an education, a right to freedom, and access to health services. These are just a few in a long line of rights that have been denied to the victims of human trafficking. Human trafficking affects the world and the population in psychological, economic, health, and societal ways as seen above.

3. Secure their human rights and dignity and living conditions for the prostitutes. Decriminalisation prostitute’s limit provides power over sex workers and limits the police taking advantage of the prostitutes (stated in http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prostitution_in_South_Africa) LAW ENFORCEMENT Where there is prostitution, it is illegal. The prostitutes are forced/pushed into police, court and support institutions. The acts of the larger society necessarily include the prostitute in set of relationships with the criminal’s world.

According to the Blue Campaign, human trafficking is modern-day slavery and involves the use of force, fraud, or coercion to obtain some type of labor or commercial sex act. It also goes against the 13th amendment which bans slavery or involuntary servitude in the United States. Although the internet and commercials on television have information on human trafficking, it is not receiving as much publicity and national attention as it should. Attention needs to be drawn to the risks of those involved in human trafficking. The government needs to create and promote programs to ensure its people that human trafficking is a critical human rights issue in the 21st century.

The primary causes of human trafficking present within the country are the sex tourism industry and rapid economic growth. Historically, the Thai government has long been involved in the regulation and management of the expansive sex industry present within the country. There is indication that as early as the 1300s, the Siam government taxed and licensed prostitution and there has been recorded government mediation into the sex sector since that time. The sex industry within the country received a substantial increase during the Vietnam War, when nearly 40,000 American service members entered the country on recreation and rest periods.

HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND IT 'S EVIL EFFECTS ON OUR GENERATION. OBJECTIVES: After reading this article, you should be able to: 1. Explain the meaning of human trafficking.

Human Rights Approach to Transnational Human Trafficking 1. Introduction Human trafficking is a complex issue that affects nearly every part of the world, with human trafficking organizations particularly prominent in Asia, former Soviet countries, Mexico, Balkans and Nigeria. A recent CNN report about the sale of African migrants as slaves in Libya has thrust human trafficking back into the limelight of public discourse, inciting outrage, protests and international condemnation. Article 3, paragraph (a) of the Protocol to Prevent, Suppress and Punish Trafficking in Persons defines Trafficking in Persons as the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms

Human Rights: Human Trafficking Human trafficking can be defined as the practice of enlisting, transporting, or sheltering individuals forcefully through coercive and deceptive methods. It is important to note that a majority of people mainly focus on sexual trafficking while it also includes activities ranging from ownership of slaves to the importation of cheap labor. In fact, in his study, Weitzer acknowledges that, “What gets sidelined in the focus on sex trafficking is labor trafficking-in agriculture, manufacturing, fishing, mining, and domestic service” (8).

is a destination point for victims, there are many possible global solutions to combat sex trafficking. Examining the reasons sex trafficking persists in a country built on the ideals of liberty and freedom can aid in creating successful solutions to solve the problem of human trafficking, specifically sex trafficking. The most common form of modern day slavery, sex trafficking is defined for the purposes of this paper as the “transportation of persons within or across boundaries by force, fraud, or deception for the purpose of sexual exploitation.” Sex trafficking is a lucrative industry, existing in all types of sex industries such as prostitution, pornography, massage parlors, and strip

Other factors can assist in the fight, however, the three solutions listed here are the most critical and should be the first ensued if the battle against human trafficking and forced prostitution is to be

explored the role of race in the prostitution and sex trafficking of people of color. In addition it examined the social and legal responses in the United States. Many scholars and advocates have had vital discussions and public outcry has led to safe harbor legislation aimed at shifting the legal paradigm punishing prostituted minors and toward greater protections for this vulnerable population. Policymakers have ignored the connections between race and other root factors that such people of color into America’s commercial sex trade. This articles also argued that race and racism played a role in creating the epidemic of sex trafficking in the United

The rape myths that R. v. Ewanchuk includes within its case is heavily linked to the social construction of males and females involved in sexual assault cases. The outcome of this case largely impacted the feminist movement in a strong way. This case changed the future of sexual assault cases within many ways. To begin with, consent must be determined from the complainants/victims mind opposed to his or her actions. Secondly, there are many forms of physical actions along with verbal ways of issuing to refuse consent.

Charlie Bulman’s article “Decriminalize Sex Work” discusses the Amnesty International’s policy to decriminalize prostitution. He uses evidence from sex workers’ life experiences, studies from New Zealand and Rhode Island decriminalization of sex work, and a document from sex workers’ advocacy organizations to support his argument that sex work should be legalized. The International Committee on the Rights of Sex Worker in Europe and other countries drafted a letter campaigning to promote the protection of their rights and from violence and discrimination. The evidence from the life experience of sex workers prove to be filled with exploitation and substance abuse due to their vulnerability from the lack of police protection and regulation.