Sex Worker policy

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Adopted at Socialist Alliance's 7th National Conference, January 2010

Sex work is still on the criminal code in all states and territories except NSW. Having sex work on the criminal code means increased police harassment for marginalized groups such as Aboriginal street-based sex workers, Asian and migrant sex workers, HIV positive workers, and trans people sex workers.

Criminalizing sex work means significantly lower health and safety standards. Decriminalisation in NSW combined with other health and sex worker “peer education” community support measures, has resulted in better sexual health outcomes for sex workers and improved access by community outreach and support agencies.

The Socialist Alliance stands for:

Decriminalisation of sex work

An end to discrimination on the basis of occupation

The Socialist Alliance supports the work of sex worker organisations in their campaigns for decriminalisation, and for health and safety on the job.

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By Malcolm Miller

Sex work is not criminal in the Australian capital Territory. We have excellent licenced brothels here.

By

I understand you when you support the sexual freedom but i cannot understand you when you support brothels. I see this type of business act the pure capitalism because they expoilat the needy of people for sex for making wealth. The lady who work in the escort earn in few hours more than the weekly wages of normal employee.

By david

@By

Brothels could be legal and managed democratically by the prostitutes that work there

By Sab

The sex industry in the ACt is one where the ACT goverment helps brothel owners exploit their workers because it allows owners have women working in brothel who are niether employees are sub contracters.

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