Canadian and International Policies on Prostitution: Labour Legitimacy, Social Change, and Decriminalization

International policies on the sex industry vary widely from country to country. England, for example, allows individual prostitutes to work from home but not on the street. In the United States, the State of Nevada has heavily regulated legal brothels in designated areas, generally outside city limits. Countries like Australia and New Zealand have moved towards models of decriminalization for sex work policy. Conversely, in South Africa the sex industry is criminalized, and sex workers are primarily charged under nuisance and loitering bylaws. Taiwan voted roughly a decade ago to ban its once-legal sex industry, forcing licensed sex workers to change profession or risk arrest.