I’ve absolutely no idea what it entails, but the one consensus across the board from other sex workers is that apparently it’s a terrible ‘model’ for governments to use for sex work
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The “Nordic model” means that *selling* sex is legal, but *buying* sex is illegal. Usually profiting from other’s sex work (pimping) is also illegal.
There are several problems with this approach:
* Since the clients are hiding from the law, so are the prostitutes. In order to keep their clients away from the police they have to take greater risks: meeting clients at the client’s home, getting into strange cars, working in poorly lit and/or remote locations. In short: it forces the whole business underground.
* The “no pimping” clause means that anyone who helps prostitutes can risk going to jail. Rent an apartment to prostitutes? Risk jail. Result: prostitutes get evicted and risk ending up homeless. Two prostitutes work together for safety? They can both be jailed for profiting from the sex work of the other. Result: Prostitutes work alone, which is much riskier. Work as a bodyguard for a prostitute? You can be sent to jail for pimping. Result: prostitutes are unprotected. Run a brothel? Straight to jail. Result: Prostitutes work the street or from home, which is much less safe.
* Since the clients are criminals the police justify raiding brothels while looking for them. This is of course a terrifying experience for prostitutes who risk having their workplace and/or home invaded by uninvited strangers and taken in for questioning.
* If the police DOES raid the prostitute’s home, any money they find may be considered the proceeds of a crime and confiscated.
The Nordic model is another one of those things that seem like a good idea and appeals to our sense of justice but is actually harming the people it purports to protect.
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