Activities of Ulrike LUNACEK related to 2013/2103(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Sexual exploitation and prostitution and its impact on gender equality (short presentation)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on sexual exploitation and prostitution and its impact on gender equality PDF (251 KB) DOC (112 KB)
Amendments (10)
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 33 a (new)
Citation 33 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 23 October 2013 on organised crime, corruption and money laundering - recommendations on action and initiatives to be taken
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas trafficking of persons, particularly women and children, for sexual as well as other forms of exploitation is one the most egregious violations of human rights, whereas trafficking in human beings is growing globally led by the increase in organised crime and its profitability
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas Directive 2011/36/EU of 5 April 2011 on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings and protecting its victims establishes robust provisions on victims
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas policies that aim to make sex work invisible and that exclude sex workers from public places, add to the stigma, the social exclusion and the vulnerability of sex workers;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the main responsibility for addressing trafficking in human beings lies with the Member States, whereas in April 2013 only six Member States have notified full transposition of the EU Directive against trafficking in human beings, whose deadline for implementation expired on 6 April 2013;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas different approaches have been adopted across Europe responding to the sex industry and female, male and transgender sex workers - including migrant sex workers - ranging from the acceptance of sex work as labour and the introduction of labour rights for sex workers through to the criminalisation of a wide range of practices associated with sex work, which at times results in the criminalisation of the status of sex worker, sex workers partner or their clients
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recommends the de-criminalization of all aspects of adult prostitution resulting from individual decision, consequently calls for special clauses to prevent the abuse and stigmatization of prostitutes;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Underlines that child prostitution can never be voluntary, as children do not have the capacity to ‘consent’ to prostitution, urges the EU-Member States to prohibit child prostitution (under the age of 18) and to combat as energetically as possible than other forms of forced prostitution, demands urgently a zero- tolerance approach based on prevention, protection of victims and prosecution of clients;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Calls on the EU Member States to refrain from criminalising and penalising prostitutes and develop programmes to assist prostitutes/sex workers to leave the profession should they wish to do so;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Identifies as crucial for improvement of the health of prostitutes and sex workers a rights-based approach and a holistic perspective of policy makers and public health institution on sex work;