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2018 / ISSUE 106 7 GUESTLIST GOOD EGGS The current laws state that: "A person commits an offence if he intentionally causes or incites another person to become a prostitute..." or if he or she "intentionally controls any of the activities of another person relating to that person's prostitution..." This kind of language illustrates the view of the UK government, that sex workers are all victims and leaves no room for those who choose the career. There is no denying that the sex industry is problematic in many ways. But in reality, there are several sex workers of all genders in the UK who have willingly chosen sex as a career. The main issue then is that sex work is not recognised as a legitimate profession, resulting in the 'backward restrictions' that sex workers are facing as they try to make a living. This means that businesses can't exist which employ prostitutes and sex workers are unable to be involved in official employment. What this translates to is that sex workers are unable to work under an employment contract, therefore they are unable to take advantage of benefits which are essential workers' rights. While the government continues to limit the opportunities of sex workers, they are making permissible the alienation and discrimination of sex workers. The laws surrounding prostitution in the UK are failing to protect an estimated 100,000 prostitutes. HOW BACKWARDS PROSTITUTION LAWS ARE FAILING SEX WORKERS IN THE UK SMELLS DODGY The country has become the first in the world to make it illegal for employers to pay male workers more for doing the same work as women. The bill that was passed last spring but took effect on New Year's Day, requires companies and government agencies that employ a minimum of 25 people to obtain government certification of their equal pay policies, proving that men and women are paid equally. Failing to do so will mean that companies will face fines. Seeing as nearly 50% of Iceland's parliament are women, the legislation has been strongly backed by both of Iceland's centre- right government as well as the opposition. Let's hope other nations take a leaf out of Iceland's book and start doing the same. Iceland, the country ranked as the most gender-equal country in the world takes a major step forward in its quest to eradicate the gender pay gap by 2022. ICELAND GETS CLOSER TO ITS GOAL OF ERADICATING THE GENDER PAY GAP BY 2022!

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