[DRAFT #1c] [GA#179 REPLACEMENT!] Sex Work Act

[Tinhampton]

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Alexander Smith, Tinhamptonian Delegate-Ambassador to the World Assembly: While we sponsored the proposal on Regulating the Sex Industry as a replacement for our repeal of GA#179, it was defeated and Vazz and Calendula declared their intention not to return to it. Many similar proposals have either been defeated or fallen by the wayside. Here, therefore, are our own efforts - following the principles stated in the first clauses of our repeal, with adjustments as necessary to reflect their more successful resolution on STIs.

OOCly looking at a February start, again.

Sex Work Act
A resolution to restrict civil freedoms in the interest of moral decency.

Category: Moral Decency

Strength: Mild

Proposed by: Tinhampton

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Recalling that this body has indirectly acted to protect sex workers via:

• GA#23 "Ban on Slavery and Trafficking," which forbids trafficking in persons,
• GA#383 "Sexual Privacy Act," which authorises all private, consensual sexual activity between multiple people that does not harm others, and
• GA#606 "Universal STI Counteraction," which expands access to free tests and treatments for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) for sex workers (among others) and institutes contact tracing programmes to alert those who may have been infected with STIs, but

Noting that it has said nothing about sex work in itself since the repeal of GA#179 "Clean Prostitute Act," and

Seeking to balance the member state's right to authorise sex work, the participants' rights to engage in it and the interests of public health...

The General Assembly hereby:

1. reserves to each member the decision to legalise, decriminalise or forbid the sale or purchase of sex,
2. forbids any person in a member from selling or purchasing sex if they:
   
   1. do not, or else cannot, affirmatively consent to doing so (including due to being under the age of consent), or
   2. are currently infected with an STI which they can transmit to other people,
3. requires purchasers of sex to follow the seller's instructions on the proper use of barrier protection while having sex with them,
4. similarly encourages sellers of sex to properly use barrier protection while having sex,
5. further requires sellers of sex to be regularly tested, free of charge, for any STIs that are prevalent in their area,
6. demands that members which do not forbid the purchase of sex ensure that prospective purchasers of sex can readily access free STI testing, and
7. clarifies that this resolution is subject to prior and standing international law, except Article b(i).

[Tinhampton]

Old drafts, if any.

[The Web of Life and Destiny]

Good luck You’re gonna need it!

[The Ice States]

"We are opposed due to Section a."

~Alexander Nicholas Saverchenko-Colleti,
World Assembly Ambassador,
The Communal Union of the Ice States.

[Drew Durrnil]

clause a makes this resolution kinda useless
opposed

[The Orwell Society]

Support, as long as you keep clause a

[Tinhampton]

Good luck You’re gonna need it!

Thanks! (Note: Webs is the second coming of Thousand Branches. She actually discovered this thread by accident - I didn't tell her about it!)

Article a's inclusion is deliberate and it will not be changed

[Nouvel Empire]

Ambassador Fehlaaur :"We support this proposal in principle, thanks to clause a)".

[Juansonia]

"Support. Clauses C and D mention contraception, although they should apply to other measures to prevent people from spreading STIs without knowing such."
- Maria-Fernanda Novo, WA Ambassador for the Armed Republic of Juansonia

[Tinhampton]

Smith: Morning, MFN... technically. I've met you so often but never even said hello! Anyway, what "other measures" were you thinking of? STI testing is mentioned elsewhere.

[Juansonia]

Smith: Morning, MFN... technically. I've met you so often but never even said hello! Anyway, what "other measures" were you thinking of? STI testing is mentioned elsewhere.

"Hello, Mr. Smith. It's strange how easy it is to discuss policy with the same handful of people on a daily or semi-daily basis without even recognising familiarity. Perhaps this is the true nature of the 'WA Elite' that many portray as a secretive cabal."

"As for 'other measures', I was thinking of barrier protection and similar measures, especially in areas with a higher STI rate among the general population. In many cases, said measures don't count as contraception. Another measure that, while less likely to be called for or taken, would be to require clients to provide proof of having recently been tested for STIs."
- Maria-Fernanda Novo, WA Ambassador for the Armed Republic of Juansonia

[Simone Republic]

"We are opposed due to Section a."

~Alexander Nicholas Saverchenko-Colleti,
World Assembly Ambassador,
The Communal Union of the Ice States.

There was quite a clear majority against your "Sex Workers Protection Act". I am not giving an opinion on your position (I believe there is no right or wrong answer), but so far that's the outcome. And that was only four months ago so I suspect positions won't change quickly.

[Second Sovereignty]

"Clause A renders the draft in support of Member-States which criminalize sex work or the purchase thereof, a policy which has been quite well observed to do nothing but promote trafficking, sexual assaults, regular assaults, murders, general exploitation, and, perhaps more relevantly for certain Member-States, does nothing to discourage the operation of sex work or the purchase thereof. The Sovereignty is opposed; this legislation will merely result in harm with World Assembly backing, and contribute to the issue of international sex trafficking. I would have hoped an esteemed delegation such as yours would know better than this."

[Nova Universo]

Andreya Volkova, Draftsperson of the Union of Nova Universo to the General Assembly: SUPPORT. The Union agrees with the form and function of this proposition. We wish to see clauses regulating procurers, venues and organisations linked to sexual services. It would be better if we protect the worker from abusive managers, unsanitary workplaces and demanding higher-ups too.

[Kenmoria]

“In clause d, having both ‘properly’ and ‘as appropriate’ is redundant. They mean very similar things. I do recognise the triviality of this critique, but I wanted to focus on a clause other than clause a.”

[Tinhampton]

Smith: A few ambassadors have made their thoughts on this... clearer than others. Mister Smith, the proper use of contraception is so that sellers do not wilfully put it in the wrong places; the use of contraception as appropriate is to give them the choice to do so. In any case, Article d has been amended for clarity's sake.
Miss... I think it's a Miss Volkova, this resolution concerns the purchase and sale of sex. It is binding on brothels as much as it is self-employed sex workers and I see no reason to cut a distinction between them, not when WA-wide law on health and safety at work exists.
Miss Novo, again, barrier contraception is contraception. This, of all things, should be obvious. I have, however, added a new Article f to account for the relatively limited guarantee of STI testing in GA#606.

[Juansonia]

Miss Novo, again, barrier contraception is contraception. This, of all things, should be obvious.

"Mr. Smith, not all barriers are contraceptive. Dental dams, for example, are a form of barrier protection that has no effect on pregnancy risk. Because of this, I used the term 'barrier protection' instead of 'barrier contraception' when describing 'other measures' to be required at provider discretion. Perhaps it was foolish for me to assume that you would be aware of their existence, since most barrier protection is contraceptive."
- Maria-Fernanda Novo, WA Ambassador for the Armed Republic of Juansonia

OOC: Wikipedia teaches many things to those who casually linksurf.

[Tinhampton]

Smith: Cheers, madam. This will go in four weeks, so be quick. Or not. A lot of things are going quickly.

[Lake Fish]

Hello, as the representative of our glorious leader of the Armed Republic of Lake Fish, I wish to speak on behalf of the interests of lake fish.
our sex, does indeed work, if yours is not working I do not see how that is an issue which you must make public, you should possible see a doctor about that.
I believe the greater issue here (the tuna population) is being ignored, this act is a direct attack against fish-kind and only goes to show how little people care about the suffering of Tuna-kind, personally I see it as bigoted, and downright offensive to the beliefs and values of Lake Fish, nobody is talking about the REEL ISSUES, once again.

Death to the Anti-Christ. Glory to Lake Fish, Glory to the Greater Spawn region.
I will be voting against this proposal with god on my side.

[Tinhampton]

Hello, as the representative of our glorious leader of the Armed Republic of Lake Fish, I wish to speak on behalf of the interests of lake fish.
our sex, does indeed work, if yours is not working I do not see how that is an issue which you must make public, you should possible see a doctor about that.
I believe the greater issue here (the tuna population) is being ignored, this act is a direct attack against fish-kind and only goes to show how little people care about the suffering of Tuna-kind, personally I see it as bigoted, and downright offensive to the beliefs and values of Lake Fish, nobody is talking about the REEL ISSUES, once again.

Death to the Anti-Christ. Glory to Lake Fish, Glory to the Greater Spawn region.
I will be voting against this proposal with god on my side.

Please explain why this proposal is discriminatory to fish.

[Lake Fish]

Hello, as the representative of our glorious leader of the Armed Republic of Lake Fish, I wish to speak on behalf of the interests of lake fish.
our sex, does indeed work, if yours is not working I do not see how that is an issue which you must make public, you should possible see a doctor about that.
I believe the greater issue here (the tuna population) is being ignored, this act is a direct attack against fish-kind and only goes to show how little people care about the suffering of Tuna-kind, personally I see it as bigoted, and downright offensive to the beliefs and values of Lake Fish, nobody is talking about the REEL ISSUES, once again.

Death to the Anti-Christ. Glory to Lake Fish, Glory to the Greater Spawn region.
I will be voting against this proposal with god on my side.

Please explain why this proposal is discriminatory to fish.

Hello, as an official mouthpiece of the armed republic of lake fish, speaking for our glorious leader, I thank you for taking the time out of your busy day to reply to my concerns and to respond to the concerns of my nation.

this act, is maintaining the current status quo where fish are viewed as an animal, it has NO MENTION AT ALL of the suffering my fellow marine comrades have endured, and frankly, if I dare say so, its downright shellfish to continue to go IGNORING the plight of my fellow marine comrades. the fact you wanted me to specify how its bigoted shows how little you know about our plight and how little we suffer on a daily basis, to bother with prioritizing things besides the complete emancipation of fish-kind.
I have seen little to no talk about the REEL issues, yet the discussion of other irrelevant nonissues, its all just more and more sideswiping and more diversionary tactics to avoid discussion of the REEL issues!
the solution is quite shrimple, the complete emancipation of fishkind, you cod quite easily achieve this but so far little to no discussion of this particular fishue has even begun to take place, thanks to the continued diversionary tactics of the WA.

death to the anti-christ, glory to lake fish, glory to the greater spawn region.

thank you for your time
- Honorable and Correct representative of Lake Fish and its people, Flipper, speaking on behalf of Joseph Salmon

[Tinhampton]

Please explain why this proposal is discriminatory to fish.

Hello, as an official mouthpiece of the armed republic of lake fish, speaking for our glorious leader, I thank you for taking the time out of your busy day to reply to my concerns and to respond to the concerns of my nation.

this act, is maintaining the current status quo where fish are viewed as an animal, it has NO MENTION AT ALL of the suffering my fellow marine comrades have endured, and frankly, if I dare say so, its downright shellfish to continue to go IGNORING the plight of my fellow marine comrades. the fact you wanted me to specify how its bigoted shows how little you know about our plight and how little we suffer on a daily basis, to bother with prioritizing things besides the complete emancipation of fish-kind.
I have seen little to no talk about the REEL issues, yet the discussion of other irrelevant nonissues, its all just more and more sideswiping and more diversionary tactics to avoid discussion of the REEL issues!
the solution is quite shrimple, the complete emancipation of fishkind, you cod quite easily achieve this but so far little to no discussion of this particular fishue has even begun to take place, thanks to the continued diversionary tactics of the WA.

death to the anti-christ, glory to lake fish, glory to the greater spawn region.

thank you for your time
- Honorable and Correct representative of Lake Fish and its people, Flipper, speaking on behalf of Joseph Salmon

If fish are sapient in your nation, then the entirety of Sex Work Act applies to fish who buy and sell sex in Lake Fish.

[Lake Fish]

Hello, as an official mouthpiece of the armed republic of lake fish, speaking for our glorious leader, I thank you for taking the time out of your busy day to reply to my concerns and to respond to the concerns of my nation.

this act, is maintaining the current status quo where fish are viewed as an animal, it has NO MENTION AT ALL of the suffering my fellow marine comrades have endured, and frankly, if I dare say so, its downright shellfish to continue to go IGNORING the plight of my fellow marine comrades. the fact you wanted me to specify how its bigoted shows how little you know about our plight and how little we suffer on a daily basis, to bother with prioritizing things besides the complete emancipation of fish-kind.
I have seen little to no talk about the REEL issues, yet the discussion of other irrelevant nonissues, its all just more and more sideswiping and more diversionary tactics to avoid discussion of the REEL issues!
the solution is quite shrimple, the complete emancipation of fishkind, you cod quite easily achieve this but so far little to no discussion of this particular fishue has even begun to take place, thanks to the continued diversionary tactics of the WA.

death to the anti-christ, glory to lake fish, glory to the greater spawn region.

thank you for your time
- Honorable and Correct representative of Lake Fish and its people, Flipper, speaking on behalf of Joseph Salmon

If fish are sapient in your nation, then the entirety of Sex Work Act applies to fish who buy and sell sex in Lake Fish.

The fish in our nation do indeed have their sex functionally, thank you for being concerned about if our sex is working

[Tinhampton]

I will submit this in two weeks.

[Tinhampton]

Boop. Should submit this on Sunday.