scholarly journals Should commercial sex workers have unrestricted healthcare access across the world?

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Simon D. Taylor-Robinson ◽  
Paulo A. De Souza Lopes ◽  
Jey Zdravkov ◽  
Rachel Harrison
Keyword(s):  
Sex Workers ◽  
Psychosocial Support ◽  
Healthcare Access ◽  
Commercial Sex ◽  
Commercial Sex Workers ◽  
The World

AbstractWe argue commercial sex workers have rights to healthcare and psychosocial support. While decriminalization is not legally enacted in most countries, we would suggest these workers rights include freedom from harassment and opportunities to lead healthy lives. The need for healthcare access for all is heightened in the COVID-19 pandemic where some people flout rules on lockdown by engaging with commercial sex workers and may unwittingly spread SARS-CoV-2 in so doing. Unrestricted healthcare access without stigma for commercial sex workers protects them, and has a beneficial societal effect on those who engage with them and on their contacts.

scholarly journals Factors influencing health-care access of female commercial sex workers in India: an in-depth review

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 886 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rudrajit Paul ◽  
Meera Suresh ◽  
Jayati Mondal
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Access ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Healthcare Access ◽  
Care Facility ◽  
Health Care Facility ◽  
Commercial Sex ◽  
Commercial Sex Workers ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Care Access

Commercial sex workers (CSW) are a vulnerable section of the society with diverse health problems. However, different surveys have consistently shown limited healthcare access by this group. There are a lot of factors, related both to the health care facility and the potential users, which influence this access. In this review, we have analysed some of the factors affecting healthcare access of female CSWs in India. The analysis has been done according to a standard conceptual framework. Certain remedial measures have also been proposed at the end. 

scholarly journals Condom Use Associated with Hiv Testing History in Commercial Sex Workers in Senegal

2006 ◽  
Vol 163 (suppl_11) ◽  
pp. S194-S194
Author(s):  
C Wang ◽  
S Hawes ◽  
P Sow ◽  
I N'Doye ◽  
A Gueye ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Condom Use ◽  
Hiv Testing ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Commercial Sex ◽  
Commercial Sex Workers

scholarly journals Human Trafficking in North Sulawesi Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2S9) ◽  
pp. 251-253
Keyword(s):  
Human Trafficking ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Commercial Sex ◽  
Commercial Sex Workers ◽  
Material Wealth ◽  
Debt Bondage ◽  
North Sulawesi ◽  
Origin Region

The aims of this research are to identify the factors that cause human trafficking, to describe the map of origin region and destination of delivery, to analyze the modes used by the traffickers. The method used is the Qualitative Descriptive Method. The results showed that there were seven main factors causing human trafficking in North Sulawesi. Those were lifestyle, lack of knowledge and capacity, potential employability as commercial sex workers, demand of commercial sex workers, youth marriage and limited employment in formal sectors and secullarism. Most of the victims came from Manado City, Minahasa, South Minahasa and North Minahasa Regency. The largest destination areas of the victims were Papua, West Papua, Southeast Sulawesi and Batam (the Province of Riau Islands). The modes used by the perpetrators are persuading victims to work outside the area with high incomes, cheated with debt bondage, offering scholarship programs, adopted as children, fraudulent and abducting. The efforts that need to be done to eliminate human trafficking are changing the lifestyles from consumptive to productive by increasing self-resilience (changing the paradigm of thinking to be realistic and not regarding material wealth as a source of self-esteem or avoiding hedonism) and improving self-capacity through continuous knowledge enhancement. Local governments need to enlighten the publics through various programs/activities such as socialization with emphasis on human trafficking modes, to train of members of the task force on prevention of human traffics, to cooperate and to form partnerships with other institutions and local/regional governments, to build cooperation on the prevention and handling of human traffics with non-government institutions, to break the links of sexual trafficking and other types of unlawful businesses, to prevent young marriages to stimulate job creations, especially in the formal sectors and to increase the roles of parents and education institutions

scholarly journals Behavior Motives and Legal Study of Commercial Sex Workers Around Pemalang District Terminal Area

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-68
Author(s):  
Riyan Gunawan ◽  
Mirza Haris Mahendra ◽  
Hilmi Rizki Zakaria ◽  
Muhammad Qoyum
Keyword(s):  
Social Norms ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Commercial Sex ◽  
Commercial Sex Workers ◽  
Legal Study ◽  
Social Forms ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Social ◽  
Terminal Area

Prostitution comes from the word prostitutio which means things to place, confront, offer. There are also other articles selling, peddling, but generally interpreted as surrender to many people by getting a reward for fulfilling that section of the person. Prostitution or prostitution is a serious problem and needs improvements that need to improve society, this disease develops very rapidly in the community. In addition to the social forms of social norms, prostitution is also a form of immorality in any religion that is not permitted and rejected. Although prostitution is issued in religion or law, many of these prostitution practices occur in Indonesia. Prostitution is a lucrative and promising business place for so many people to believe in their pride. It is necessary to establish a new criminal law legislation to provide legal attention to the imposition of sanctions aimed at commercial sex workers and users of services. Because the criminal law currently in force in Indonesia is considered not in accordance with the current state of Indonesia.

scholarly journals Darut Taubah Pesantren and Commercial Sex Workers Saritem in Bandung

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 200
Author(s):  
Juju Saepudin
Keyword(s):  
Sex Workers ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Moral Values ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Commercial Sex ◽  
Commercial Sex Workers ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
The Social

<p><em></em><em>The establishing a pesantren in a prostitution area is a very interesting topic to be<br />studied. This is because the challenge would be different from building a pesantren in<br />other community situations. This article based on the research on the roles of Darut<br />Taubah pesantren in teaching of moral values to commercial sex workers at Saritem<br />prostitution area. This is a qualitative  case study research using a phenomenology <br />approach. Data was gathered using observation, in-depth interview, and documentary <br />research. Data was analyzed utilizing inductive approach. Finding of this study shows<br />that the establishment of Darut Taubah pesantren was motivated by cultural and<br />structural factors. Moreover, teaching of moral values was conducted through reorganizing structural and instrumental elements using many ways namely; persuasive method and prioritizing the roles of pesantren, teaching moral values and developing the social roles. After the existence of Darut Taubah pesantren in Saritem area, the prostitution<br />activities decrease significantly either in terms of quantity or intensity.</em></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p>

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