That's a very good question (or series of questions) Roger. NZ now has one of the most liberal prostitution regimes in the world. The law change occurred under a neo-liberal Labour Government. Trafficking of Māori girls by gangs and the trafficking of immigrant women is more widespread than is normally reported. Yet NZ still refuses visas to new arrivals if they are suspected of coming here to work in the sex industry. Attached is a link to a recent article in the NZ media on the issue. ( https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/113722839/human-trafficking-in-nz-government-accused-of-having-its-head-in-the-sand ).
Comradely, John On Mon, Sep 14, 2020 at 3:57 PM Roger Kulp <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes sex workers ought to be protected,and unionized.They ought to also > undergo regular,government mandated,health checks,and screenings.Brothels > ought to be regularly cleaned,sanitized,and inspected,much the way hotels > are.It should be illegal to be a pimp.A lot of us on the left get that.But > with all that said,why is it that a country like New Zealand has failed to > control the sex trafficking of underage girls and boys?Or the sexual > exploitation of Maori people?Why is sex work,in NZ,not monitored,to the > degree it is in some European countries,like Switzerland,or the > Netherlands? > > > -- "All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks." Sarah Moore Grimke, abolitionist (1792-1873) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#1543): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/1543 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/76809884/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/8674936/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
