Sex workers have communities, hold hopes and face fears, and live a human experience just like you - they simply do a different job.
From New Zealand
“Decriminalization of prostitution [allows] sex workers to have the same rights as workers involved in other industries. This will improve their working conditions and encourage them to attain quality health care."
- Maori Women's Welfare League
“Decriminalisation addresses the power imbalance, allowing sex workers to enter into negotiations with employers over a range of issues, including wages, work place conditions, and the terms on which they engage in sex.”
- Human Rights Commission 2001
““I am consistently impressed by the knowledge and peer support within the industry. Suggestions that sex workers will be irresponsible in regard to their or others health is not borne out by my clinical experience.” ”