Cabinet approves bill aimed at legalising sex work in SA
Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele said on Wednesday that cabinet has approved the publishing of Sexual Offences and Related Matters Amendment Bill of 2022 for public comment.
The bill includes decriminalising the sale and purchase of adult sexual services.
Briefing the media on this week’s cabinet meeting, Gungubele said the bill is meant to protect sex workers.
“The decriminalisation across the entire sex community is aimed to deal with the issues of abuse and exploitation of women or men. It also provides them access to health so that they can be taken care of and be protected like any other South African.
“However, on the other side, if a child is involved, it does not apply because that would be statutory rape.”
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