Sex work decriminalisation in Malta backed up by European sex worker unions

Malta’s government plans to decriminalise prostitution has been backed up by a whole group of sex worker and LGBTIQ+ rights unions. The groups published a statement claiming that the efforts towards a reform in Maltese law are supported by them, seeking the protection of sex workers. The Maltese government’s pledge to reform the laws and decriminalise sex work was opposed by a series of local women’s rights groups.

The statement by the group however stated that sex workers globally are demanding decriminalisation, along with rights to self-determination and organisation. With Malta seen as a leader in LGBTIQ+ protection, they continued to claim that criminalisation of sex workers leads to more, rather than less, violence towards them.

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