Sentences with phrase «prevented sex trade»

The trial court held that the bawdy house provision, which prevented sex trade workers from offering their services out of fixed indoor locations such as brothels, or their own homes, breached s. 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which guarantees the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the principles of fundamental justice.

The provisions did not simply impose conditions on how sex trade workers operate, but actually impose dangerous conditions on prostitution by preventing sex trade workers from taking steps to protect themselves from the risks.

Not exact matches

While they agreed that the provision prevents sex - trade workers from speaking to prospective customers in order to take precautions before agreeing to a job, they ruled it's not clear that that part of the law is the cause of the harm they experience.

Finally, the communicating for the purpose of prostitution law had a negative impact on the safety and lives of sex trade workers since it prevented them from «screening potential clients for intoxication and propensity to violence [and was therefore] grossly disproportionate response to the possibility of nuisance caused by street prostitution.»