[ AMENDMENT ] Decriminalizing Sex Work : A Human Rights Approach to Advocating Sex Workers’ Right
- Introductory Statement
- I would like to propose that the Decriminalizing Sex Work policy be amended to include enforcement of preventive measures and outreach programs discouraging sex work, addressing evident health and social construct concerns.
- Emergency Motion Statement
- Decriminalizing Sex Work: A Human Rights Approach to Advocating Sex Workers’ Right Proposal text Green Party of Canada: - Recognizes sex work as work. - Supports and advocates the full decriminalization of sex work, including for immigrants. - [ Amendment - removing the word promote ] Oversee sex worker-led and community-based approaches to improve working conditions and assist sex workers who experience violence. - Rejects legislation that conflates sex work with human trafficking, violence and exploitation. -[ Amendment ] It is equally important to include a proposal advocating for preventive measures and outreach programs to discourage sex work, addressing evident health and social construct concerns. As protecting the individual and humanity is of the utmost importance.
- Type of Emergency Motion
- A constitutional amendment to change the constitution or bylaws
- Benefit
- While it's crucial to support the decriminalization of sex work due to human rights violations, it is equally as important to include a proposal advocating for preventive measures and outreach programs to discourage sex work, addressing evident health and social construct concerns. As protecting the individual is of the utmost importance.
- Who does this motion impact?
- Enforcement of the above-mentioned preventive measures will protect and benefit individuals, humanity, and future generations to come.
- Impact on exisiting GPC policy.
- Amends an existing policy.
- Green Values
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SustainabilitySocial JusticeEcological Wisdom
- Supporting Evidence
- Jurisdiction: Is this proposal under federal jurisdiction?
- Unsure or Not applicable (e.g. directives and constitutional changes)
- Please indicate the language the proposal is being submitted in.
- English
This proposal has been rejected because:
This motion failed to meet the 66.6% threshold of support needed to be considered as an emergency motion. Therefore, this motion was not presented for consideration by membership.
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Conversation with Shel Goldstein
and Not an Emergency motion.
Agreed, this is not an emergency. Notwithstanding the merits of the proposal.
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