Legalising Sex Work

This past Monday South Africa’s parliament discussed the whether or not to decriminalise sex work at its multi-party women’s caucus. This was as the South African Law Reform Commission (SALRC) presented its report which recommended that full criminalisation of sex work must remain a law in the country. Various arguments came out of the discussion at the caucus with some arguing that partial criminalisation should be considered, while others suggested that the voice of the sex workers themselves was excluded in the report. To discuss this further we are joined by: • Susan Tolmay Women and Marginalised Groups Rights Officer Amnesty International South Africa• Dellene Clark Lead researcher on the project 107 sexual offences investigations