Unfinished Decriminalization: The Impact of Section 19 of the Prostitution Reform Act 2003 on Migrant Sex Workers’ Rights and Lives in Aotearoa New Zealand

Unfinished Decriminalization: The Impact of Section 19 of the Prostitution Reform Act 2003 on Migrant Sex Workers’ Rights and Lives in Aotearoa New Zealand

In 2003, Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) passed the Prostitution Reform Act 2003 (PRA), which decriminalized sex work for NZ citizens and holders of permanent residency (PR) while excluding migrant sex workers (MSWs) from its protection. This is due to Section 19 (s19) of the PRA, added at the last minute...

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Main Authors: Calum Bennachie, Annah Pickering, Jenny Lee, P. G. Macioti, Nicola Mai, Anne E. Fehrenbacher, Calogero Giametta, Heidi Hoefinger, Jennifer Musto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Social Sciences
Subjects:
sex work
migrant sex workers
sex workers
migrant sex work
New Zealand
New Zealand Model
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/10/5/179
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spelling doaj-53cce3c8438140ab8a01acfd6df3115d2021-06-01T00:26:40ZengMDPI AGSocial Sciences2076-07602021-05-011017917910.3390/socsci10050179Unfinished Decriminalization: The Impact of Section 19 of the Prostitution Reform Act 2003 on Migrant Sex Workers’ Rights and Lives in Aotearoa New ZealandCalum Bennachie0Annah Pickering1Jenny Lee2P. G. Macioti3Nicola Mai4Anne E. Fehrenbacher5Calogero Giametta6Heidi Hoefinger7Jennifer Musto8Department of Criminology and Sociology, Kingston University London, Kingston upon Thames KT1 2EE, UKNZPC—Aotearoa New Zealand Sex Workers’ Collective (Auckland Branch), Auckland 1010, New ZealandNZPC—Aotearoa New Zealand Sex Workers’ Collective (Auckland Branch), Auckland 1010, New ZealandAustralian Research Centre in Health, Sex and Society, La Trobe University, Melbourne, VIC 3086, AustraliaSchool of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW 2308, AustraliaDepartment of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, Semel Institute, University of California, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USADepartment of Sociology, LAMES, Aix-Marseille University, 3007 Marseille, FranceFaculty of Social Sciences, Division of General Education, Berkeley College, New York, NY 10017, USADepartment of Women’s and Gender Studies, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA 02481, USAIn 2003, Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) passed the Prostitution Reform Act 2003 (PRA), which decriminalized sex work for NZ citizens and holders of permanent residency (PR) while excluding migrant sex workers (MSWs) from its protection. This is due to Section 19 (s19) of the PRA, added at the last minute against advice by the Aotearoa New Zealand Sex Workers’ Collective (NZPC) as an anti-trafficking clause. Because of s19, migrants on temporary visas found to be working as sex workers are liable to deportation by Immigration New Zealand (INZ). Drawing on original ethnographic and interview data gathered over 24 months of fieldwork, our study finds that migrant sex workers in New Zealand are vulnerable to violence and exploitation, and are too afraid to report these to the police for fear of deportation, corroborating earlier studies and studies completed while we were collecting data.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/10/5/179sex workmigrant sex workerssex workersmigrant sex workNew ZealandNew Zealand Model
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author Calum Bennachie
Annah Pickering
Jenny Lee
P. G. Macioti
Nicola Mai
Anne E. Fehrenbacher
Calogero Giametta
Heidi Hoefinger
Jennifer Musto
spellingShingle Calum Bennachie
Annah Pickering
Jenny Lee
P. G. Macioti
Nicola Mai
Anne E. Fehrenbacher
Calogero Giametta
Heidi Hoefinger
Jennifer Musto
Unfinished Decriminalization: The Impact of Section 19 of the Prostitution Reform Act 2003 on Migrant Sex Workers’ Rights and Lives in Aotearoa New Zealand
Social Sciences
sex work
migrant sex workers
sex workers
migrant sex work
New Zealand
New Zealand Model
author_facet Calum Bennachie
Annah Pickering
Jenny Lee
P. G. Macioti
Nicola Mai
Anne E. Fehrenbacher
Calogero Giametta
Heidi Hoefinger
Jennifer Musto
author_sort Calum Bennachie
title Unfinished Decriminalization: The Impact of Section 19 of the Prostitution Reform Act 2003 on Migrant Sex Workers’ Rights and Lives in Aotearoa New Zealand
title_short Unfinished Decriminalization: The Impact of Section 19 of the Prostitution Reform Act 2003 on Migrant Sex Workers’ Rights and Lives in Aotearoa New Zealand
title_full Unfinished Decriminalization: The Impact of Section 19 of the Prostitution Reform Act 2003 on Migrant Sex Workers’ Rights and Lives in Aotearoa New Zealand
title_fullStr Unfinished Decriminalization: The Impact of Section 19 of the Prostitution Reform Act 2003 on Migrant Sex Workers’ Rights and Lives in Aotearoa New Zealand
title_full_unstemmed Unfinished Decriminalization: The Impact of Section 19 of the Prostitution Reform Act 2003 on Migrant Sex Workers’ Rights and Lives in Aotearoa New Zealand
title_sort unfinished decriminalization: the impact of section 19 of the prostitution reform act 2003 on migrant sex workers’ rights and lives in aotearoa new zealand
publisher MDPI AG
series Social Sciences
issn 2076-0760
publishDate 2021-05-01
description In 2003, Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) passed the Prostitution Reform Act 2003 (PRA), which decriminalized sex work for NZ citizens and holders of permanent residency (PR) while excluding migrant sex workers (MSWs) from its protection. This is due to Section 19 (s19) of the PRA, added at the last minute against advice by the Aotearoa New Zealand Sex Workers’ Collective (NZPC) as an anti-trafficking clause. Because of s19, migrants on temporary visas found to be working as sex workers are liable to deportation by Immigration New Zealand (INZ). Drawing on original ethnographic and interview data gathered over 24 months of fieldwork, our study finds that migrant sex workers in New Zealand are vulnerable to violence and exploitation, and are too afraid to report these to the police for fear of deportation, corroborating earlier studies and studies completed while we were collecting data.
topic sex work
migrant sex workers
sex workers
migrant sex work
New Zealand
New Zealand Model
url https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0760/10/5/179
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