by Tom | Jul 6, 2010
Accessing fair visas for migrant sex workers to enter Australia is difficult for sex workers. Lack of information translated into relevant languages is part of the problem, leading sex workers to opt for third party traffickers rather than come to Australia...
by Tom | Feb 3, 2010
Scarlet Alliance believes there is a pervasive and unhelpful equation of the ‘trafficking’ of South East Asian sex workers to Australia with ‘sexual servitude’ and ‘slavery’. This simplistic reading of such complex issues has resulted in a limited understanding of the...
by Tom | Feb 3, 2010
This submission was written in response to the proposed amendments to the Australian Federal Criminal Code by the Attourney General’s Office in September/October 2003. Authors include Janelle Fawkes, Elena Jeffreys, Maria McMahon and Jenni Gamble. Penny Saunders...
by Tom | Nov 2, 2009
The current level of commonwealth, state and other funding addressing men’s health issues does not adequately serve male sex workers. Sex Worker services require funding in order to deliver services and peer education to male sex workers. Australian sex workers have a...
by Tom | Oct 15, 2009
This submission urges against prosecution approaches to trafficking in Victoria, written by a working party of Scarlet Alliance volunteers. At least 0.5% of the migrant workforce globally experiences trafficking or slavery-like conditions. This is indisputable and...
