Do you believe all women should be safe at work? Yes? Sign petition to decriminalize

[johnwin530]

Do you believe all women should be safe at work? Yes? Sign our petition to decriminalize sex work today!

https://makeallwomensafe.org/

[Barney Rubble]

Can we set this up in Ireland also as that petition link can only be signed by UK citizens (so all up North in Belfast etc please sign it).

Just signed up. Not too many so far .

[johnwin530]

Seems to be a push right now in the U.K by abolitionist groups like and including SPACE International who recently had a very one-sided event in London, They seem well funded, Using similar p.r, advertising template, Lots of pulling stats from thin air and Conflation. Empathy Is the Key To Great Marketing Campaigns, The Art of Manipulation.

[johnwin530]

Decriminalization is not legalization. Decriminalization removes all criminal penalties for activities associated with sex work, permitting a focus on the human rights of sex workers as individuals and as workers. Local zoning bylaws can still be used to determine where and when sex work occurs. Under legalization, however, sex work is viewed as an activity that potentially endangers the public, and mandatory licensing and testing are used to control the perceived risks. Sex workers who are structurally marginalized—because they are poor, racialized, migrants, LGBTQ, or living with disabilities—often cannot comply with licensing requirements. This results in a second tier of illegal sex workers who experience many of the dangers caused by criminalization. Licensing can also result in breaches of privacy rights. Due to these negative effects of legalization, decriminalization is a preferable option.

Decriminalization involves removing all laws that punitively target the sex industry, but laws of general application prohibiting violence and trafficking would still be enforced. Decriminalization would allow sex workers to enjoy the benefit of labor protections that all other workers enjoy. It would mean sex workers have the right to work safely on their own terms. Sex workers worldwide have been asking for decriminalization for decades. It is the right thing for governments to do.