Jan Wildeboer on Wed, 8 Feb 2012 19:54:54 +0100 (CET) |
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Re: <nettime> Sex Work and Consent at @transmediale |
On 02/08/2012 11:27 AM, Nick wrote: > I'm not sure how comfortable I am with switching to > discussing the value sex work brings to society. It does > seem to be a step up from talk of 'consent,' but it still > seems like an odd frame to me. Why do we need a framework > deciding whether it's a "valid form of work" in order to > discuss rights and conditions? Because in many places sex work is illegal and thus the sex workers do not get any form of protection. In germany, where sex work is not illegal, it means that sex workers can call the police for protection in case sth goes wrong. They can even take their customers to court in case they refuse to pay. They also have to pay taxes. But they also can join the health insurance system as they have an official employment. These are just a few points to consider when discussing the status of sex workers. Now this doesn't mean that all sex workers in germany do it for the lulz. Far from it. Trafficking still exists and economical needs continue to force people to sell their body out of despair and not out of consent. Jan # distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission # <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, # collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets # more info: http://mx.kein.org/mailman/listinfo/nettime-l # archive: http://www.nettime.org contact: nettime@kein.org