“Sex Work Decriminalized in Queensland, Australia for Legal Protection of Vulnerable Workers”

Sex work will be decriminalized in Queensland, Australia to ensure some of the country’s “most vulnerable” people are “legally” protected at work, according to the Attorney General.

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Following a landmark review of sex work, the Queensland Law Reform Commission (QLRC) has reportedly come up with 47 recommendations to tackle violence, discrimination and exploitation among sex workers, reports The Guardian Monday.

At present, sex work is regulated by a licensing system in Queensland, but around 90% of sex workers are said to work illegally in private or in unlicensed businesses. The police may also pose as clients in order to trick sex workers into offering illegal services.

For example, the QLRC reportedly recommended ending the licensing authority for prostitution, in addition to repealing some police powers and allowing the services to be advertised on radio and television, according to the outlet. British.

The Australian government would thus be “widely supportive” of the recommendations and the decriminalization of sex work, according to Attorney General Shannon Fentiman, who believes that this will “ensure that some of the most vulnerable people in the community are legally protected. to their work”.

“The sex work industry will be regulated by occupational health and safety laws, planning laws, advertising codes and standards, and public amenities and public nuisance laws,” he said. she told reporters on Monday, according to The Guardian.