Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 12 December 2012

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Justice, Defence and Equality

Review of Legislation on Prostitution: Discussion

4:40 pm

Ms Fiona Finn:

If one tries to follow the argument that criminalising the purchase of sex denies an individual on the poverty line his or her livelihood, it implies there is no consent. This is clearly a version of coercion, forced labour and exploitation. Should we then expect the law to force anyone else working - for want of a better word - in different sectors to remain in conditions of exploitation?