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In response to the program “Sex Slavery” by Four Corners and all other associated media coverage, NAUWU thinks it’s important to send an open letter to the Australian Federal Police (AFP). The Four Corners program sensationalised the issue of trafficking in the sex industry and the AFP plays a major role in regulating this aspect of the sex industry.

Media campaign in response to Four Corners “Sex Slavery” program can be found below. Includes links to print, online and radio broadcasts, link to Four Corners program “Sex Slavery” and sex workers responses.
 http://nothing-about-us-without-us.com/media-campaign-trafficking-and-regulation-in-australia/

NAUWU’s written complaint to Four Corners “Sex Slavery” program can be found here:
http://nothing-about-us-without-us.com/media-campaign-trafficking-and-regulation-in-australia-october-2011_-nauwu-complaint/

The Four Corners program has been the catalyst in a wave of raids by AFP and other regulatory bodies across NSW and VIC. These raids have targetted migrant sex workers. NAUWU feels it’s important to make all regulatory bodies aware of the facts and lobby for the rights of all sex workers, rather than regulatory bodies participating in knee jerk reactions to biased, blatantly incorrect media.

The following open letter was sent by NAUWU to the Australian Federal Police
NAUWU_Open letter to the Australian Federal Police_26 October 2011

As of 30th January 2012, we have had no response. We will keep you updated!

Note: below is a link to the Scarlet Alliance resource “Guide to your rights and responsibilities when dealing with Police, Immigration and Taxation Officers“. The resource contains links to the resource translated into Chinese, Thai and Korean. The AFP raids are impacting on ALL sex workers not just workers from overseas. This resource is worth a look for all sex workers.

If you are a worker from overseas, or know of any international workers caught in a raid who need assistance, please let them know they can call Scarlet Alliance directly and speak to one of the peer workers from the Migration Project. They have lots of resources in different languages, useful contacts and loads of experience in many areas. They also do outreach and speak many languages. They are a National organisation meaning they work with sex workers across Australia (so even though their phone number is in NSW, you can call them and they’ll love to hear from you no matter which State you’re in).

Scarlet Alliance     02 9690 0551

http://www.scarletalliance.org.au/projects/migration/News_Item.2010-12-09.4018

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