Prostitution reform in transformed the sex industry but attitudes towards sex workers need to change, the Prostitutes Collective co-founder said. A year-old man was charged with the murder of year-old Bella Te Pania on December 31 in Christchurch. Dame Catherine said Ms Te Pania, a young mother, was the latest Christchurch-based sex worker to be the victim of violence. Dame Catherine said while prostitution had been legalised 17 years ago, in many ways attitudes towards sex workers needed to catch up.
To be respectful, to support decriminalisation. The legalisation of prostitution in had resulted in sex workers being more willing to report crimes to police. Reform also gave sex workers more options, particularly for street-based prostitutes around potential moves off the street, though Dame Catherine pointed out that most of the street-based sex work was carried out without any violence.
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