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【一九九八台北性工作者人權宣言】

【一九九八台北性工作者人權宣言】
一九九八年五月二十六日,於台北市

由於台北市公娼的執照被吊銷,合法的生存權也被剝奪,陳水扁市長的廢娼政策,恰好是目前全球歧視性工作者的錯誤政策的一個典型。陳市長的違憲作為引發了性工作者、組織者、妓權運動支持者、性產業專家們的動能,一九九八年五月廿四日到廿六日,聚集在台北【性工作權利及性產業政策國際論壇】裡,辯論當前性工作者的處境。

透過這次非常難得地交流與討論,我們深刻認識了台北市公娼姊妹們,也分享彼此的經驗。在過去幾天的會議裡,當我們跨越國界分享經驗時,感受到了強而有力的國際主義精神。我們雖然來自極端不同的背景,但我們的論壇卻彰顯了我們的共同命運及共同的奮鬥。

我們來自13個國家及地區的支持妓權運動者及性工作者提出以下結論與聲明: Continue reading 【一九九八台北性工作者人權宣言】

The 1998 Taipei Declaration of Sex Workers’ Human Rights

The 1998 Taipei Declaration of Sex Workers’ Human Rights

By revoking the licenses of the Taipei prostitutes and depriving them of their legitimate livelihoods, Taipei City Mayor Chen has provided an example of the heavy handed, misguided and discriminatory practices that are used against sex workers around the world.

Mayor Chen’s unconstitutional act sparked the impetus for sex workers, activists, advocates and sex industry experts to come together to debate the current situation of sex workers at the 1998 World Action Forum for Sex Work Rights (May 24-26, Taipei).
Through genuine discussions and interactions, we who have participated in this forum have learned more about the situation of the Taipei sisters and shared our experiences.
In the past several days, we have strongly felt the power of internationalist solidarity when we come together to share our experiences across borders. Our forum has highlighted that although we come from extremely diverse backgrounds we share much common ground.

Coming from 13 different countries, we as sex workers and activists/advocates for sex workers’ rights have come to the following conclusions and declarations:

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