Back to the thread. Part of the significant problems with the NZ. Swedish and German systems is that they are used I conjunction with immigration deportations.Sex workers who are undocumented migrants are deported. This also puts their safety at risk.
I thought Germany had a system for allowing migrant sex workers to get the permission for working in Germany. Don't quote me on it because i saw it as part of a news story. I believe that one of the main reasons for promoting the Swedish model in Sweden was specifically to deal with migrant workers, and more specifically those of African origins. Many of the migrant workers were street workers, so were even more visible. A lot of prostitution related laws are mostly concerned with street work, mostly because that is what can be seen and being seen is what people object to. If everything was indoors, there probably would be anyone interested in legislation for protection reasons.
I think anyone coming into any country with the intention of working without the proper documentation is wrong. I don't see any reason to except sex workers. if a guy from Ireland can't come to Canada to work at Whistler without a work visa, then neither should any sex worker coming from Thailand. If he gets deported, they should get deported. he hasn't got access to any more money or resources than they do, and he is just as deceitful for coming into the country as they are. Both take jobs from Canadians or legally documented migrant workers. i have no sympathy for either one of them.