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Cape Times reports that the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) says the decriminalisation of sex work is the only viable approach to protecting and promoting the rights and dignity of sex workers.
At a meeting of Parliament’s Multi-Party Women's Caucus on Wednesday, CGE members, the Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce (SWEAT), the SA Law Reform Commission (SALRC) and the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ) discussed the possible decriminalisation of sex work. CGE chief executive Keketso Maema said the current legal regime of criminalisation of sex work was difficult to implement and enforce, and had not resulted in the reduction of levels of sex work or violence against sex workers. SWEAT lambasted the slow progress of the law reform process on adult prostitution, which has been in the works since 1997. The SALRC has compiled a report with recommendations on the matter and its release is imminent. DoJ specialist state law adviser Johan de Lange said once the report was released, an evaluation of the report would be finalised and a bill prepared.
- Read this report by Lisa Isaacs in full at Cape Times
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