I missed the confie, i understand " my mother was a kitchen girl, my father a garden boy, that's y am a communist...was sang differently at the confie, the word "that is why I am a communist were change to that is why I am a sex worker.> I appaud the YCL in taking a lead in this sector of our society. > > On Fri, Feb 6, 2009 at 2:53 PM, Mafika Mndebele > <[email protected]>wrote: > >> >> >> *The media statement of the young communist league in KZN on sex workers >> conference * >> >> The Young Communist League in KwaZulu Natal had observed with keen >> interest >> the first sex workers conference which took place in Johannesburg from >> the >> 3-5 this month. The conference discussed among other things the >> following >> >> • Definitions and understandings of sex work >> • Stigma and discrimination Sex workers' human rights >> • Criminalization and structural violence >> • Police brutality and arbitrary arrest >> • Abuse, violence, and exploitation within the sex industry >> • Health risks, access to health care services and facilities, and >> sexual >> and reproductive health rights >> • Diversity, representation, and collectivization >> >> These are important issues in the country where they is high HIV and >> AIDS >> infection, illiterate, violent trade against women, unemployment and so >> forth. Sex workers are on the receiving end of all these misfortunes. >> Their >> right to body integrity, to safety, and health care had been violated, >> mostly by the very same people who are task with the responsibility of >> protecting them. >> >> In light of the above and many other untold stories the Provincial >> Committee will like to support the resolution which emanated from the >> conference, of lobbing for the legalization of prostitution. We also vow >> to >> campaign and combat the taboolisation of prostitution. To combat HIV and >> AIDS and ending the exploitation faced by sex workers legalization of >> prostitution is needed. This in no way should be viewed as the >> promotion of >> prostitution but rather as the response to reality. >> >> For more information contact >> Mafika Mndebele >> 0724473362 >> >> Please find our Email Disclaimer here-->: * >> http://www.ukzn.ac.za/disclaimer* >> >> > >> > > > -- > > Yours Sincerely > > Senzo Ncongolo > 0743618139 > > > >
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