Shat does the ‘F’ in WTF stand for, ‘work’ or fun?

Very nice article, thanks for sharing. keep up the good work

WTF?

So having sex is ‘work’ now? I’ll send my partner an invoice next time.

I’m pretty sure that the only people who are allowed to work as sex workers in NZ are NZ citizens who are born here. People coming in from overseas to work as sex workers quite literally cannot get a work permit because it’s illegal for them to work here.

Cui bonno Kate? Nobody would be happier to see your reforms than the brothel owners. Is that who this is really for? When the number of workers applying for every parlour job suddenly doubles, you don’t need to be a math genius to figure out that wages will soon be halved.

It seems Rogernomics has finally caught up with the Oldest Profession. Good luck girls. Looks like you’re going to need it by the time Kate gets finished with you.

This particular labour market is somewhat unique because the work is often illegal in other economies. For the moment it only involves those working here illegally, which results in them working for those who running operations outside of the regulations (house brothels) or via personal ads.

Enabling legal work would allow the brothel or escort agency to hire them as well (increasing the supply of workers here, either displacing locals or reducing the number of customers per worker). But with a likelihood of the migrant labour numbers increasing substantially the risk is that there will be a group of new entrepreneurs who will bring their workers in from offshore in relays (as some do in the Auckland construction industry). Meaning new urban brothels, an explosion in suburban house brothels and escort agency workers set up in apartments.

And yeah, the Americans will accuse us of trafficking in sex workers. And will anyone in the NZPC be able to say none of those involved are not involved in illegal sex work in other countries (in both the work and supply of workers)? No.