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Sex industry strategic planning, culture Sex industry strategic planning, culture and inclusionand inclusion

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Systematic removal of safe work Systematic removal of safe work environments.environments.

Years Number of homicidesYears Number of homicides

1960-19641960-1964 00 1965-19691965-1969 00 1970-19741970-1974 00 1975-19791975-1979 33 1980-19841980-1984 88 1985-19891985-1989 2222 1990-19941990-1994 2424 1995-19991995-1999 5555

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TransparencyTransparency AccountabilityAccountability AccreditationAccreditation

TransparencyTransparency A system of voluntary Professional A system of voluntary Professional

AccreditationAccreditation Educating Sex Consumers and promoting Educating Sex Consumers and promoting

ethical purchasing habits.ethical purchasing habits. Licensing/ By Law RevisionsLicensing/ By Law Revisions Foreign/ Non Canadian Sex Industry Foreign/ Non Canadian Sex Industry

WorkersWorkers Under aged/ Youth engaged in sex workUnder aged/ Youth engaged in sex work

AccountabilityAccountability Sex Industry Review BoardsSex Industry Review Boards By-law enforcementBy-law enforcement InspectionsInspections SIWSAGSIWSAG Vancouver VICE divisionVancouver VICE division PenaltiesPenalties

Community ConsultationCommunity Consultation

Weighing the Weighing the ““propro’’ss”” and and ““conscons”” Street entrenched workersStreet entrenched workers

LicensingLicensing

Final RecommendationsFinal Recommendations That a process of professional accreditation be That a process of professional accreditation be

developeddeveloped That the professional accreditation processes That the professional accreditation processes

be made language accessible and low barrierbe made language accessible and low barrier That professional accreditation be required for That professional accreditation be required for

all employees in a sex industry businessall employees in a sex industry business That the City of Vancouver By-laws are That the City of Vancouver By-laws are

revised and respect the safety and inclusion of revised and respect the safety and inclusion of sex industry workerssex industry workers

That the body rub license become the license of choice That the body rub license become the license of choice over health enhancement center. over health enhancement center.

That a Sex Industry Review Board be createdThat a Sex Industry Review Board be created That accountability mechanisms are created.That accountability mechanisms are created. That a system of penalties is created That a system of penalties is created That licensing not be required of individual workers or That licensing not be required of individual workers or

small collectives of 2 or 3 workerssmall collectives of 2 or 3 workers That provisions are made to accommodate migrant or That provisions are made to accommodate migrant or

foreign workersforeign workers That youth be given access to the program materialsThat youth be given access to the program materials

““ It was like- bang crash- and I was on the It was like- bang crash- and I was on the ground…I looked up to see 5 guns pointed ground…I looked up to see 5 guns pointed

at my head, my husband also on the ground at my head, my husband also on the ground and my son….with a gun pointed at himand my son….with a gun pointed at him””. .

My friend thought .....My friend thought .....““this is the guy who is going to kill methis is the guy who is going to kill me……””

Why Cooperative?Why Cooperative?

Durbar Mahila Samanywa Durbar Mahila Samanywa CommitteeCommittee

MissingMissingWomenWomen’’ss

CommissionCommission

Hate crimesHate crimes Physically being beaten, raped or assaulted by Physically being beaten, raped or assaulted by

dates, pimps and drugs dealersdates, pimps and drugs dealers Being ignored, belittled, humiliated, sworn at, Being ignored, belittled, humiliated, sworn at,

shunned by police and public for being a shunned by police and public for being a ““dirty ho, crack whore, or slutdirty ho, crack whore, or slut””

Having items thrown at them from vehicles- Having items thrown at them from vehicles- (very common)(very common)

Overwhelmingly sex workers agreed, Overwhelmingly sex workers agreed, violence against us is a hate crime.violence against us is a hate crime.

This puts our violent experiences into a This puts our violent experiences into a deeper context. deeper context.

Violence against our population is done Violence against our population is done with with ““specific intent to cause harmspecific intent to cause harm”” due our social identity and compounded due our social identity and compounded by our sheer accessibility.by our sheer accessibility.

Human Rights for Sex WorkersHuman Rights for Sex Workers

Hold the perpetrators responsible.Hold the perpetrators responsible. We are no longer willing to die We are no longer willing to die

quietly, we will stand up to those quietly, we will stand up to those who promote sex industry hatred and who promote sex industry hatred and hold accountable all who would harm hold accountable all who would harm us with complacency.us with complacency.

Article 2Article 2Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms, Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms, set forth in this Declaration without distinction of set forth in this Declaration without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.social origin, property, birth or other status.

Further more, no distinction shall be made on the Further more, no distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional, or international basis of the political, jurisdictional, or international status of the country or territory to which a person status of the country or territory to which a person belongs whether it be independent, trust, non self belongs whether it be independent, trust, non self governing, or under other limitation of sovereignty. governing, or under other limitation of sovereignty.

Article 5Article 5Nothing in the present covenant may be Nothing in the present covenant may be

interpreted as implying for any state, group or person interpreted as implying for any state, group or person any right to engage in any activity or perform any act any right to engage in any activity or perform any act aimed at the destruction of the rights and freedoms aimed at the destruction of the rights and freedoms recognized herein or at their limitation to a greater recognized herein or at their limitation to a greater extent than is provided for in the present covenant.extent than is provided for in the present covenant.

Article 20Article 20Any advocacy of national, racial, religious Any advocacy of national, racial, religious

hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hatred that constitutes incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence shall be prohibited by law.hostility or violence shall be prohibited by law.

Article 23Article 23 Everyone has the right to work, to free choice Everyone has the right to work, to free choice

of employment, to just and favourable of employment, to just and favourable conditions of work and to protection against conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.unemployment.

Everyone has the right to form trade unions for Everyone has the right to form trade unions for the protections of his interests.the protections of his interests.

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