Sex Work Should Be Seen As A Legitimate Job Choice, Rosianne Cutajar Insists
2021-02-10
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Malta’s upcoming prostitution law will place the rights of sex workers who legitimately want to work in the industry at the forefront, Parliamentary Secretary for Reforms Rosianne Cutajar has pledged.
“I’m using the word ‘sex worker’ intentionally because some people don’t realise it can be a job,” Cutajar said in a speech in Parliament last night. & .....
Sex workers should be given same rights and dignity as any other worker - NGOs
2020-09-19
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The Maltese constitution must treat all as equals, and if sex workers continue to be treated as lesser beings in society, then the constitution will have failed in its duty to protect all against discrimination and abuse, and continue to fail in protecting sex workers, a group of NGOs said on Friday.
“One of our core values is respecting and recognising fundamental human rights, which .....
Malta Sex workers ‘with agency’ must be part of prostitution reform
2020-09-18
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A host of human rights enjoys supporting a reform in prostitution laws have justified a stance in favour of giving sex workers “agency” through rights and protection with laws that take harsher action against pimps.
The coalition of LGBTIQ+ NGOs Gay rights NGOs MGRM and ARC, as well the Aditus Foundation, are taking a nuanced stance on prostitution reform advanced by the Labour g .....
Normalising sex work will not free prostitutes of control of pimps, Equality Commission warns
2020-09-03
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Groups who are not sex workers, and have no experience of sex work, and quote disputed research are fighting back in Malta. These groups propose the Nordic model and are fighting the potential decriminalisation of sex work on the island of Malta. The Nordic model penalises the buyer but ultimately hurts the sex worker as has been shown time and time again.
The experts on sex work are s .....
Decriminalisation of sex work: Technical committee report on the way to Cabinet
2020-08-30
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The Prostitution Reform Technical Committee is in the initial stages of drafting a legal framework that aims to decriminalise sex work, Parliamentary Secretary for Equality and Reforms, Rosianne Cutajar, has told this newsroom.
The reform itself has brought on a number of heated debates, one side pushing for full legislation and regulation (the German model), while the other side calling for .....
The world’s oldest profession. The world’s oldest argument
2020-03-11
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The arguments rage on decriminalisation of sex work in Malta. Here is the Nordic Model argument. The final argument being made is.
Honestly, I find it hard to believe that anyone sets out in life to be a prostitute, especially in the long-term. Even though the lure of easy money may sound more enticing than a boring minimum wage job, there will come a day when one wakes up .....
Prostitution: ‘Decriminalisation is the safest way for sex workers to work’
2020-03-03
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Decriminalisation is the safest way for sex workers to work, a sex worker and activist in the field, the The Malta Independent.
The debate had since mellowed until, last Sunday, Reforms Parliamentary Secretary Rosianne Cutajar said that the proposed law to decriminalise prostitution would not make buying sex a crime.
A coalition of 40 NGOs have since come together calling for sex buying .....