"Sex workers are subjected to police violence... forced labour, compulsory testing for sexually transmitted disease... humiliation and physical violence at these centres," said Shen Tingting, director of advocacy and policy at Asia Catalyst, an NGO working with marginalised groups in the region. Abolishing this system is a "significant positive step," she said. The arbitrary detention system will cease from December 29, and those held at "education centers" should be released immediately, state news agency Xinhua reported. There has been a public push to close the centres ever since China's top legislative committee abolished its system of "re-education through labour camps" in 2013.
December 17th: International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers
Thank you to everyone participating in IDTEVASW. You are needed now more than ever!" Dr. Annie Sprinkle, Post Porn Eco Sexual Modernist
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