ICA backs new legislation to curb prostitution traffickers

The Government’s decision to push ahead with sex buyer legislation will help put organised criminals who run prostitution out of business, Liz Wall, national ICA president, said.  

Ms Wall welcomed publication of details of the law, saying the Government had taken the first important step towards shutting down pimps and traffickers. She said it was a critical move, not just for the 72 organisations of the Turn off the Red Light Campaign but for the survivors of prostitution and trafficking who bravely came forward and shared their experiences in order to inform politicians.

Ms Wall added: “Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald has prioritised the issue of exploitation, trafficking and prostitution since coming into office and, after studying the evidence, has agreed the best way to curb these crimes is to change the focus of the laws onto the buyers of sex.