Links

To help you learn more about the issues facing women in prostitution and people trafficking please see the related links below:

 

Australian Legislation - Trafficking in Persons 

Criminal Code Amendment (Slavery and Sexual Servitude) Act 1999

Criminal Code Amendment (Trafficking in Persons Offences) Act 2005

 

Victorian Legislation - Prostitution

Justice Legislation (Sexual Offences and Bail) Act 2004 (Victoria) 

Prostitution Control Act 1994 (Victoria)

Prostitution Control Regulations 2006 (Victoria)

Guide to the Prostitution Control Regulations

Health (Infectious Diseases) Regulations 2001 (Victoria) - see Part 6 Brothels

 

International law

UN Protocol to Prevent, Suppress, and Punish Trafficking in Persons, Especially Women and Children

 

Other websites and organisations relevant to prostitution and trafficking

HumanTrafficking.org

A web resource to combat human trafficking. Links to governments, NGOs and publications in the East Asia and Pacific region.

 

Anti-Slavery International

A British based human rights organisation.

 

The Anti-Slavery Project

 Sydney-based agency auspiced by the UTS Community Law Centre

 

Australian Catholic Religious Against Trafficking in Humans (ACRATH)

Women and men who belong to religious orders and who are passionate about eliminating trafficking and slavery in Australia.

 

Child and Woman Abuse Studies Unit

Features feminist research and policy studies on prostitution and trafficking.

 

Child Trafficking

Comprehensive digital library of trafficking-related resources

 

Combating Trafficking in Persons: A Directory of Organisations (PDF)

 

Coalition Against Trafficking of Women (CATW)

Category II Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council. Library section provides free articles, reports and speeches.

 

ECPAT International

ECPAT is a network of organisations and individuals working together to eliminate the commercial sexual exploitation of children. Has online database and up-to-date international media articles.

 

Human Rights Watch

 

International Organisation of Migration (IOM)

 

Poppy Project

Research into trafficking and prostitution, and exit programs and support for women in the sex industry, especially trafficked women.

 

Prostitution Research and Education (PRE)
A San Francisco-based organisation that develops research and educational programs to document the experiences of people in prostitution.

 

United Nations Inter-Agency Project to Combat Human Trafficking in the Greater Mekong Sub-Region

 

The Sage Project Inc
A San Francisco-based organisation that provides information about and resources for victims of trafficking, sexual exploitation and violence, and individuals involved in the sex trade and those thinking of or having left prostitution.

 

StopSTART Global

StopSTART builds awareness about trafficking in persons and supports trafficked persons in community enterprise, selling products made by survivors of trafficking.

 

Stop the Traffik Australia

Stop the Traffik is a global coalition of organisations and individuals committed to combating trafficking in persons through community engagement and building greater awareness amongst the community.

 

United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)

 

United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime - Global Programme Against Trafficking in Human Beings