23/05/2008 03:20 CHIMOIO, Mozambique, May 23 (AFP)
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Mother-of-two Nyasha, desperate to put food on the table for her family back home in Zimbabwe, turned to prostitution in neighbouring Mozambique after being told that it was a surefire way of earning US dollars. ‘The money is little, but if I save it properly I will be able [...]
Zimbabwean women sell sex for food in Mozambique
NZ: Review finds no sign of more sex workers since Act passed
2:50PM Friday May 23, 2008
The number of sex workers in New Zealand does not appear to have increased since legislation decriminalising prostitution became law, according to a new report.
The Prostitution Law Review Committee was set up to report on the Prostitution Reform Act 2003 three to five years after the Act came into force.
Its report, [...]
South Africa: Sex girls in fear of Police ‘rapists’
May 2008Nkosana
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STREET BUSINESS: Prostitutes openly ply their trade in Schoeman Street,
Pretoria. PHOTO: MUNTU VILAKAZI
‘The regular cops come on Friday nights and demand money or sex from us’
‘These women often fail to back up their claims’H62
The lives of prostitutes are fraught with the danger of being raped and they are often threatened with firearms and knives. [...]
NZ: Positive review for sex trade legalisation
Last updated 15:15 23/05/2008
The number of sex workers in New Zealand does not appear to have increased since legislation decriminalising prostitution became law, according to a new report.
The Prostitution Law Review Committee was set up to report on the Prostitution Reform Act 2003 three to five years after the Act came into force.
Its report, published [...]
Database plan to bug phones, email
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Ministers are to consider plans for a giant database of electronic information.
The computer system would hold details of every phone call and email sent in the UK, The Times newspaper reported.
The information would be passed to the Government by internet service providers and telephone companies.
The plans are at a very early stage, but are being [...]
Indian prostitutes receive life insurance
By Rahul Bedi in New Delhi
Last updated: 3:25 PM BST 01/05/2008
Around 250 sex workers in India’s eastern city of Kolkata have, for the first time received life insurance cover from a State-owned corporation.
They believe this to be a step forward in their long standing crusade aimed at legalising their profession to help bring them into [...]
Slavery in the 21st century
May 13
How do you define slavery in the 21st century? That’s the question faced by the High Court this week. Five Thai prostitutes whose passports and airline tickets had been confiscated had to work off a $40,000 debt before they received any wages. Is this a valid employment arrangement, or modern-day slavery?
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Australia: Landmark slavery case to be heard by High Court
May 13, 2008
A landmark case testing the effectiveness of Australia’s anti slavery laws will go before the High Court today.
The case involves the owner of a Melbourne brothel, who in 2006, was convicted of possessing sex slaves, namely Thai women smuggled into Australia.
Wei Tang successfully appealed against her 10 year jail term and conviction.
The Commonwealth [...]
Australia: Judge warns many could be snared by slavery laws
AUSTRALIA’S anti-slavery laws could be interpreted in a way that netted employers who exploit workers, High Court justice Michael Kirby has warned.
Speaking from the bench in a sex-slavery case yesterday, he said if the court did not define “slavery” with care, “then a lot of harsh employment contracts are going to slip over into ’slavery’ [...]
