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Luciana Brasil
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Sex for sale 'is a form of violence'
September 2, 2008 - 03:21 PM
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Moves to legalise the sex industry that suggest women voluntarily choose prostitution as a viable profession should be vociferously opposed, a multinational conference focusing on the impact of the 2010 World Cup on trafficking of women and children was told.
Gunilla Ekberg, of the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women, yesterday told 80 delegates from six continents that all paid-for sex was in fact a form of violence.
The three-day Cape Town conference is highlighting the 2010 World Cup as an important opportunity to develop a response to violence against women generally, but more specifically to the trafficking of women and girls.
Conference host and director of the Masimanyane Women's Support Centre, Lesley Ann Foster, said it was necessary to actively develop and enforce effective legislation which would offer safety and security to victims of trafficking and reduce the vulnerability of women and children.
Ekberg told the delegates that any country wishing to call itself democratic was obliged to put in place laws and policies to close down legal and illegal brothels, and to strongly enforce those laws in a bid to target the root cause of prostitution - men who buy sex and human traffickers.
It was an "offensive idea", she said, to suggest that some women voluntarily chose prostitution as a viable profession.
The reality was that most women were forced into the business from a position of inequality and disempowerment. She warned that instability and oppressive con-ditions, as found in many developing countries, drove women to prostitution because they were left without alternatives. The normalisation of the idea that women were "for sale" affected all women in a country that condoned such views, Ekberg said.
Intensive research into trafficking and prostitution was required, as well as the removal of legislation which criminalised women involved in prostitution. Rather, legislation which addressed all forms of violence against women - including the violence perpetrated by the buyers of sex, and the violence and inequality enshrined in religious and traditional practices - should be implemented.
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Re: Sex for sale 'is a form of violence'
September 5, 2008 - 06:49 AM
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Yes,this is typicall truth.
The main point is for one to know the reason as to why he,she is living on earth.
i mean the only purpose man was created is to serve God alone,so on how you serve Him you know better,
this act result in the death of spirit in Man.
the action will deny one in experiencing life to the fullest,i man there is a diffrence of living and surviving.they can claim the sell their bodies coz of money,but we have various ways of earning so it ends up being a choice.whoever pays for sex in a relationship,is due to lack of discipline,whoever pay for sex out on marriage is just due to impatience.
its all about choice and what example are you showing to the world.
all this will come to an end when we ever stop living in our physical bodies.
i am in Nairobi working on a project to stop prostitution.
I have done some research and found that most do it for leisure,others for money.
we have those who cant stop to start earning less amounts,we have those who can stop to start on alternate income generation, a few do coz of fraustrations,
your input in facilitating this project is welcome.
peachezlee@hotmail.com
This post was edited on: 2008-09-05 at 07:14 AM by: peachez
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Re: Sex for sale 'is a form of violence'
September 5, 2008 - 12:58 PM
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its true that many women are forced into prostitution because of poverty;but some others go into prostitution to sustain their high cost lifestyles.For instance some of my peers from college come from families that provide enough for a quality life but because they want to wear the latest designer clothes and have the most expensive items to show off, they sell sex to sustain that high cost kind of life.But most women go into it due to luck of financial empowerment.
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Re: Sex for sale 'is a form of violence'
September 29, 2008 - 08:59 AM
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I personally think prostitution should be banned but I'm also realistic and don't believe focusing on banning of prostitution is the way to go, but addressing other social inequalities first. For example, imagine you're a prostitute, trying to support your kids. Being arrested for illegally prostituting yourself is going to seem more like a hassle because that just adds a day that your kids have to go without food. Even if we try to get them a job, their skill set is limited, they don't have any recent job history, and their employer is going to have their own prejudices about hiring a ex-prostitute. If they do get hired, then they're likely to be making less and have difficulty paying their rent, let alone feeding the kids. It would be more constructive, I think, to set up a type of work house for these women that supply a place for them to sleep, eat, learn job skills like typing, and provide work for a certain period of time to give them some job history.
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Re: Sex for sale 'is a form of violence'
October 11, 2008 - 05:09 AM
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confounded22 wrote:
I personally think prostitution should be banned but I'm also realistic and don't believe focusing on banning of prostitution is the way to go, but addressing other social inequalities first. For example, imagine you're a prostitute, trying to support your kids. Being arrested for illegally prostituting yourself is going to seem more like a hassle because that just adds a day that your kids have to go without food. Even if we try to get them a job, their skill set is limited, they don't have any recent job history, and their employer is going to have their own prejudices about hiring a ex-prostitute. If they do get hired, then they're likely to be making less and have difficulty paying their rent, let alone feeding the kids. It would be more constructive, I think, to set up a type of work house for these women that supply a place for them to sleep, eat, learn job skills like typing, and provide work for a certain period of time to give them some job history.
that nice suggestion i have always taught exactly. but can you help us solve this problem since its more in Africa than US
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Re: Sex for sale 'is a form of violence'
October 11, 2008 - 06:06 AM
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Unfortunately, when it comes to human trafficking and sex trade I'm baffled what to do. I'm embarrassed to say that a year ago, I wasn't even aware such I thing actually occurred and am still pretty ignorant on the inner workings. From what I've read, it seems like a wide spread network that obtains its victims by numerous means. However, I think something that is important is that more of the general public is notified. In the U.S., these kinds of issues are never voiced, never in the news, and many are completely ignorant of such occurrences in the world. To me, it seems that a sense of global outrage and cooperation is needed to address this problem, as well as media assistance to voice it. However, how to stop the individuals that orchestrate such a trade would require a better understanding of how they obtain and move people, communicate, etc and how it may differ between countries. It seems to me that is important to understand all the variances since even if one "supplier" might be cut off, another could always surface.
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Re: Sex for sale 'is a form of violence'
October 13, 2008 - 10:54 PM
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Sex as a violence I believe, and know that many people would agree, is a very real threat. I agree with Shannon Monn that the world needs to be better informed and enlightened on this threat to the everyday society of a country. The problem is worldwide and must be dealt with efficiently, however as carefully as possible to avoid damaging the lives of those who have fell victim to the organized rings of selling what many people would perceive as a persons most precious gift. By not having any other way of producing an income substantial enough to support young ones prostitution sounds “easy” and well paid. Creating a house that shelters them and teaches them useful skills allowing them to go back into the world with confidence and their head held high. Doing such a thing would b fantastic yet can it be done? Once in the house the poor soul would need food for her own person as well as any that she is supporting, shelter, money, motivation, counseling, and most importantly the will and hope to make this work. This would have to be supplied for many people and will not be ignored by the people who are making a large income on trafficking and selling women. Can such a large project be successful and continue to be successful over time as well as sustain attacks from people attempting to resist the change?
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Re: Sex for sale 'is a form of violence'
October 14, 2008 - 06:11 AM
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Although it seems like a large project, I believe its manageable if broken down by an area basis and skills are taught that apply to the job market in the area/country. For instance, I got the idea from a book I read about charity houses that opened up around either the late 1800s - early 1900s, I think, that took in women who were prostitutes that chose to give up the profession and took in the "target" women before they became prostitutes (those who were orphaned, widowed, etc) and taught them how to use typewriters so that they became a much needed part of the workforce when the use of them became mainstream. Whether its teaching these women to type, work on an assembly line, or how to get a job at a call center, all of these skills are valuable for a wide range of jobs that usually hire in large quantities, providing a greater likelihood that the women who learn these skills can easily find jobs. For example, I currently work doing data entry for the post office and they hire several times a year, every year, pay over $13/hr, are open 24hrs, and have anywhere from 300-500 people working there at a time. Also, part of these women's job training and job history can come from working for the organization that supports the program. I think its totally possible.
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