So-called anti-trafficking laws are actually anti-sex work laws, and make sex worker's lives worse.
"According to ITPA, brothels are illegal and could be punishable with rigorous imprisonment for not less than 2 years. However, what the law defines as brothels are homes of some of the sex workers. When a brothel is dismantled, two things happen: sex workers are rendered homeless and they are forced to work without the protection of a collective.
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Sex workers collectives are vigilant about who come into their spaces. “We know if an under-aged girl is walking into our spaces, we know if someone unwilling is coming into our spaces,” said Maoji. But, if you render our spaces illegal, then vigilance becomes difficult, she explained. How do you keep track of who is forced into sex trade in some street corner or a farm house? she asked.
But neither the ITPA nor the proposed law take this into account."
https://barandbench.com/policy-people-anti-trafficking-bill/
"According to ITPA, brothels are illegal and could be punishable with rigorous imprisonment for not less than 2 years. However, what the law defines as brothels are homes of some of the sex workers. When a brothel is dismantled, two things happen: sex workers are rendered homeless and they are forced to work without the protection of a collective.
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Sex workers collectives are vigilant about who come into their spaces. “We know if an under-aged girl is walking into our spaces, we know if someone unwilling is coming into our spaces,” said Maoji. But, if you render our spaces illegal, then vigilance becomes difficult, she explained. How do you keep track of who is forced into sex trade in some street corner or a farm house? she asked.
But neither the ITPA nor the proposed law take this into account."
https://barandbench.com/policy-people-anti-trafficking-bill/