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Pretty sure that this is putting the cart before the horse. Sex workers has been legal in Australia for some time and I'd be interested (and surprised) to see
by silly-silly 5y ago
Pretty sure that this is putting the cart before the horse. Sex workers has been legal in Australia for some time and I'd be interested (and surprised) to see if "human trafficking" to Australia is higher.
- strken 5y agoTrafficking anything bulky into Australia is harder because it doesn't have land borders, so it's not necessarily a good case study.
- waterhouse 5y agoThen I guess it shows that legalizing prostitution in island nations is a good idea? I'll take that.
- selfishgene 5y agoThere is plenty of trafficking out there even in countries where it is legal. Germany is an excellent case in point. This was just on hacker news today: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/jun/22/trouble-in-paradise-rise-and-fall-of-germany-brothel-king-jurgen-rudloff https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2019/jun/22/t...
- pyuser583 5y agoThere is research that shows countries with legal prostitution have more trafficking. You can Google it if you want.