Debates Parlamentares - Diário 002, p. 7 (2013-10-16)

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12 DE OUTUBRO DE 2013

Not clear – Legislation was not amended – There are no uniform guidelines whether brothels can be

registered as a business under which category

Vary from laender to laender

IMPACT ON TRAFFICKING

Majority of interlocutors – legal framework should be amended

Prostitution Act failed tackling criminality

But BKA – Federal Criminal Police claims damage – 636 cases 2011 – 1/3 less than 10 years ago

Press say – Lower figures means fewer investigations

Der Spiegel – Law enforcement officers almost have no access to brothels

85% victims come from EU member Estates – Romania and Bulgaria

OVERALL SITUATION

Prostitution business has grown significantly

Germany became a sex tourism destination

Deterioration of sex workers condition

Human dignity at stake

Daily wages regardless number of costumers

Flat rate – €70-€100 – eat as much as you can

Prostitutes tripled

No permanent residence – travel from place to place – appear new

Live in the room

Don’t have a home

Voluntary prostitution – Only sex-workers organisation’s claim the FREE CHOICE MYTH

80% might not be forced to enter prostitution, but put under strong pressure by the families – alternatives

CASE STUDY 2 – NETHERLANDS

2000 – Law – Bring prostitution out of the underground – “Regulated tolerance”

Failed

Situation of prostitutes worsened

Organized crime kept control

2003 Amsterdam Mayor – “Failed Policy”

2008 Report – KLPD – National Police

50%-90% of licensed women work involuntarily

2006 – Amsterdam Mayor – not renewed prostitution firms in red light district

Rotterdam also closed

Hague also closed

Only sex workers support legalization approach

CASE STUDY 3 – SWITZERLAND

Prostitution legal – Economic activity taxed – Social security contributions

Different regulations cantonal/municipal

To reduce negative effects of the sex trade in the area of practice

To improve working conditions of sex workers

National statistics not available as different cantonal regulations make impossible collect comparable data

Swiss Coordination Unit Against Trafficking of Persons and Smuggling of Migrants – “Underlines that

prostitution is not necessarily linked to human trafficking” – STRANGE!!!

CRIMINALIZATION: THE CASE OF SWEDEN

POLICY ON PROSTITUTION

1999 – Sex Purchasing Act – Prohibiting the purchase of sex services, but not the sale

Norway (2008) followed

Iceland (2009) followed

12 DE OUTUBRO DE 2013 7 Not clear – Legislation was not amended – There are no uniform guidelines whether brothels can be registered as a business under which category Vary from laender to laender IMPACT ON TRAFFICKING Majority of interlocutors – legal framework should be amended Prostitution Act failed tackling criminality But BKA – Federal Criminal Police claims damage – 636 cases 2011 – 1/3 less than 10 years ago Press say – Lower figures means fewer investigations Der Spiegel – Law enforcement officers almost have no access to brothels 85% victims come from EU member Estates – Romania and Bulgaria OVERALL SITUATION Prostitution business has grown significantly Germany became a sex tourism destination Deterioration of sex workers condition Human dignity at stake Daily wages regardless number of costumers Flat rate – €70-€100 – eat as much as you can Prostitutes tripled No permanent residence – travel from place to place – appear new Live in the room Don’t have a home Voluntary prostitution – Only sex-workers organisation’s claim the FREE CHOICE MYTH 80% might not be forced to enter prostitution, but put under strong pressure by the families – alternatives CASE STUDY 2 – NETHERLANDS 2000 – Law – Bring prostitution out of the underground – “Regulated tolerance” Failed Situation of prostitutes worsened Organized crime kept control 2003 Amsterdam Mayor – “Failed Policy” 2008 Report – KLPD – National Police 50%-90% of licensed women work involuntarily 2006 – Amsterdam Mayor – not renewed prostitution firms in red light district Rotterdam also closed Hague also closed Only sex workers support legalization approach CASE STUDY 3 – SWITZERLAND Prostitution legal – Economic activity taxed – Social security contributions Different regulations cantonal/municipal To reduce negative effects of the sex trade in the area of practice To improve working conditions of sex workers National statistics not available as different cantonal regulations make impossible collect comparable data Swiss Coordination Unit Against Trafficking of Persons and Smuggling of Migrants – “Underlines that prostitution is not necessarily linked to human trafficking” – STRANGE!!! CRIMINALIZATION: THE CASE OF SWEDEN POLICY ON PROSTITUTION 1999 – Sex Purchasing Act – Prohibiting the purchase of sex services, but not the sale Norway (2008) followed Iceland (2009) followed

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