Sex workers' Motivations & Obstacles,Solutions & Experiences Post-Exit

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Sex Workers, Their Motivations and Obstacles, Solutions, and Their Experiences Post-Exit
There is widespread abuse of sex workers framed as "trafficking victims" by law enforcement actions in Canada. The desire to outright ban the sole source of income for individuals will only lead to more harm, and only a deeper understanding of the multiple facets of the "sex-worker" archetype can remedy the harms perpetuated by Canada's anti-prostitution legislation. This essay seeks to provide a distillation of information on the motivations of workers in the sex-related fields they had to enter sex work, the obstacles they face from law enforcement's tendency to crack down on what is sometimes their sole source of income, and experiences and lives of sex workers upon leaving the field either temporarily or permanently.
Until the 1990s, the prevalent idea of entrance into prostitution was the passive experience of neglected and mistreated children and adolescents. According to this line of study, there is a connection between prostitution and child maltreatment. Several studies on female prostitution have revealed patterns of male exploitation (Cobbina and Sharon 314). However, the causal link between child abuse and future prostitution is still unidentified.  Based on the susceptibility model, women's sensitivity to prostitution increases by a mix of psychological traits and catastrophic events like sexual assault (Cobbina and Sharon 314). Academics argue that childhood maltreatment is directly linked to prostitution, but others argue that runaway behavior is a mediator (Cobbina and Sharon 314). Nonetheless, the susceptibility model indicates that when specific personality characteristics are combined with personal crises, females become more vulnerable to prostitution.
Typically, entrance into the sex industry is not viewed as an employment decision comparable to other occupations. This is because sex work is often viewed as an occupation different from wage labor; it is extreme manipulation or a form of contemporary slavery (Benoit et al. 734). Macroeconomic conditions heavily influence the majority of occupational decisions. Many more societal factors influence an individual's capacity to pick their line of work or career in any particular period and place, including class, gender, and more. A recent study demonstrates that such predisposing characteristics are far less prevalent than previously believed and often only apply to street-based prostitutes (Benoit et al. 734). An extensive study on sex work reveals that the sex business is diverse (Benoit et al. 734) and stratified by class.
For street workers, Benoit suggests, other economic considerations, such as living expenditures and flexible work schedules to suit childcare, are more likely to motivate them (734). Many women choose to work in a regulated brothel for the same reasons because of its higher hourly income and flexibility compared to other service jobs. Prostitution is often linked to economic hardship. To avoid poverty, females with lower socioeconomic status have fewer educational and job options, making it more difficult. (Benoit et al., 734). Consequently, some individuals turn to alternative ways of survival, including work in the sex business, to supplement their meager earnings. Women who lack feasible alternatives are more likely to regard prostitution as a viable source of income. Indeed, many street sex workers are homeless individuals who engage in illegal activities to survive.
The spread of the sex industry bolsters strategic entry choice concepts into other areas, such as pornography and exotic dance, which have grown increasingly lucrative in late capitalist states. To make ends meet, these middle-class sex workers in industrialized countries are increasingly turning to sexual employment in a social context where low wages and the high cost of living in urban areas for long hours are commonplace (Benoit et al., 734). Sex workers and other body display businesses are attractive to students and migrant workers who expect to get a better education to acquire a better career. Sex workers migrating to Canada from other countries are often referred to as human trafficking victims. So, when immigrant prostitutes are referenced in the media or government reports, it is presumed that traffickers and international criminal rings are abusing and controlling them, which is the primary concern (Lam 2). An increasing number of non-governmental organizations encourage the public to become aware of international human trafficking. Racism, xenophobia, and preconceptions about the migrant sex worker are all factors in developing anti-trafficking policies.
Consensual prostitution is defined under the Palermo Protocol, which allows any state to recognize sex work as legal labor. The Protocol establishes some conditions for member nations to meet, including the execution of domestic legislative laws requiring police agencies to cooperate internationally, the targeting of organized criminal enterprises, and the criminalization of human trafficking-related acts (Millar and Tamara 28). To destroy trafficking networks, the Protocol emphasizes the need to treat people trafficked as victims, not criminals, rather than crime offenders (Millar and Tamara 28). Palermo Protocol defines human trafficking as the exploitation of a person’s mobility for exploitation. This commonly leads to the prosecution of street sex workers' interactions with pimps and third parties, defined as human trafficking by the Palermo Protocol.
In 1892, Canada's prostitution laws were formalized in the Criminal Code, criminalizing prostitution facilitation via vagrancy, pimping, procuring, maintaining brothels, and subsequently soliciting for sexual exploitation (Law 28). Prostitutes choose to engage with third parties for various reasons, including greater access to work health & safety measures, training and mentoring, client negotiating processes, and business services. As the street-based sex economy evolved throughout the decades, the proportion of "players" decreased and shifted. Managers advise the sector on safety, revenue-generating techniques, and evasion tactics, as well as managing and safeguarding money, posting bail, and securing job and personal supplies ((Millar and Tamara 28).
However, due to the prevalence of negative stereotypes such as nasty drug dealers and exploitative pimps, the drug dealer who gives third-party services to a prostitute has developed as undeniably malignant in the public mind. When we examine the nature of the connection, however, the construct's facile vilification and uniformity look wrong (Gillies and Bruckert 84). Of course, anyone, including sex workers, occasionally exchanges sexual favors for narcotics; this arrangement removes the need for sex workers to recruit customers and expedites drug availability. Nonetheless, there are instances where the commercial interests of a prostitute and their dealers align in mutually beneficial ways.
The vast majority of meetings between migrant sex workers and the police happen on the job. The most common recurrent accusations are solicitation and violations of the administration of justice. Such infractions include failing to adhere to stringent zoning requirements that ban specific individuals — most typically sex workers, drug users, and homeless individuals – from entering specified districts and communities (Gillies and Bruckert 84). These excl...