What is the Decriminalisation of Sex Work ?

The movement for decriminalisation acknowledges that “sex work is work”, because it’s a way of earning a living through your own labour. Decrim would allow for SWers’ workplaces to be regulated through employment law, enabling workers to hold their bosses to account and form trade unions.

The push for decrim is about harm reduction, giving SWers access to labour rights, and dismantling the stigma around sex work. Most importantly, it’s a movement led by SWers and it’s what SWers want across the world. Decrim is globally supported by organisations such as Amnesty International, The World Health Organisation and UNAIDS.

Despite its popularity amongst SWers, only two countries have changed their laws to fully decriminalise sex work. New Zealand and Belgium.

What is the Decriminalisation of Sex Work ?

By Lotte Latham