Sex-work is a highly controversial issue facing urban communities. As we have seen and heard, sex-work is often the product of poverty; a means to make money in the face of little opportunity. Sex-work has been a point of contention between different groups for a very long time (it is said to be the world's oldest profession).
Sex-work can be viewed as either legal, illegal, or somewhere in between (decriminalized). Different morals and values will change each individual's view. PIVOT is an organization pushing for the decriminalization of sex-work. They argue the illegalities of sex-work have forced it underground, where no oversight or protection can be given to sex-workers. As a result of sex-work being illegal, more harm will come to the most vulnerable person involved, the sex-worker themselves. Here are some of the things PIVOT advocates for:
-Sex-workers having full control over their legal rights, and working conditions
-Developing a frame-work for the implementation of decriminalization
-Drug-policy reform
-Affordable housing for the homeless
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