Decriminalizing the sex Trade Page 2 of 2

Decriminalizing the sex Trade Page 2 of 2

your only abuses are police stings, Insists Taipei hooker Nadia Hsieh, A steady supporter of the sex worker collective. She joined the trade three years ago after a divorce left her with a bank debt and two children. “Sex tasks are safe. I have my health and dignity, Says the 40yearold sole proprietor with a studio in a dense older section of town that’s packed with colorful back alleys and popular with intrepid tourists. she has been detained twice and says police know where she meets clients. The job earns an average of $2,580 an actual month. In her little spare time, She twice put on a face mask to hide her identity and joined the collective in demonstrating against the government. “i’m hoping the trade can be legal, Says the sex worker, Who dressed for a job interview in a light coat, Jeans and sports shoes like most females Nike Air Max Sverige in Taipei. “what i’m saying is, If two people should do it, They must be. in doing my area, They bust people whether they will be prostitutes or not. Police say we’re acting on clients, But the clients occupation us,

Sex workers may not buy their pimpless, Copfree safe zones any time soon. even with this year’s move to decriminalize, Police could nab prostitutes until rules on solicitation and zoning become sharper. The collective vows to maintain its splashy protests until things change. “Of course we’ll keep on spending so much time at this goal, states that Wang. “As long as sex workers have the power to struggle, we will never change course,