The Ministry of Social Welfare and Resettlement are looking to revise the current Suppression of Prostitution Act. Under this Act, authorities can arrest those who loiter with the “intent to solicit”. The law was initially propositioned for women to abstain from the sex industry however, resulted in the opposite effect.
The law is also partly responsible for the spread of
STD such as HIV among sex workers in Myanmar.
Lawmakers want to change the legislation in hopes of providing more protection. Under the Act, prostitutes found with condoms may be
prosecuted.
Other harmful effects of this law include sex
workers having difficulty getting blood tests, counseling and medical
attention. Some of the proposed changes include reducing the penalty of fines
and jail time, criminalizing women without consent and criminalizing human
trafficking.
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