By M G RadhaakrishanFor the group of sex workers on its usual rounds near the Thampanoor Railway Station in Thiruvananthapuram, the night of February 25 appeared no different at first: an altercation with the local autorickshaw drivers opposed to their hanging around in the stand invariably ending in some of the women being bashed up. And […]
GMB Congress 2006 declared its support for the full and complete decriminalisation of prostitution. The sexual behavior of consenting adults requires no regulation by the state. A better solution: The debate around sex work customarily excludes those who sell sexual services, and the GMB has long worked to combat this through its support for and […]
13. Sex WorkThe criminalisation of those who work in the sex industry helps to divide the working class. It separates illegal workers from legal workers and drives people into clandestine situations where they face dangerous and exploitative conditions.Moral panic over trafficking has created a smokescreen behind which the state hasintensified its policing of all migrant […]
DECRIMINALISATION OF PROSTITUTION11 March to 13 March 2009.Conference calls on the Government to decriminalise prostitution. While the activities of women who work as prostitutes are subject to criminal prosecution then they are less able to access support and help from agencies when they need this. The criminalisation of those who work in the sex industry […]
Passed at NUS Women’s Conference held 11 – 13 March 08Motion No 7Oppose The Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill – support sex Workers RightsSubmitted by: Huddersfield Technical CollegeSpeech for: Huddersfield Technical CollegeConference believes:1. That the Criminal Justice and Immigration Bill- Clause 72 which requires compulsory ‘rehabilitation’ for anyone arrested for loitering or soliciting asa prostitute. Failure […]
At the Million Women Rise march against violence on Saturday 8 March, a woman who was going to speak about sex workers’ safety was dropped from the platform at the last minute. Teresa MacKay from Ipswich Trades Council had been invited to address the rally in Trafalgar Square and had submitted in advance her speech […]
PRESS RELEASEThe International Wages for Housework Campaign, and the International Women’s Count Network, is calling for the abolition of Prostitution Laws. We call for Legal, Civil and Economic rights for prostitute women in Trinidad and Tobago. Women are divided by the prostitution laws and are vulnerable before these laws. Those who enforce them take advantage […]
2007 and 2008 and accepted by the Trade Union Congress 8. PROSTITUTION AND VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN This Conference recognises that the brutal murder of five young women in Ipswich just before Xmas shocked and touched people all over the country, lifting the lid on the violent world of street prostitution. Over the last 10 years […]
By Denyse Renne”I am not a prostitute nor am I against prostitution; I am against persecution.”So says fiery Clothill Walcott, President of National Union of Domestic Workers (NUDE).A veteran in the women’s movement, Walcott is upset over the exploitation of women, including prostitutes.”If you say equal opportunities or equal rights for women, how can you […]
Clothil Walcott calls for legal, civil and economic rightsBy David MilletteClothil Walcott has been waging a 17 year battle for the recognition of the rights for prostitutes.Walcott, president of the National Union of Domestic Employees (NUDE), recently renewed that battle, when she issued a call for the abolition of prostitution laws.And she has hit out […]