Can you give us a snapshot of what is happening at the moment?

In countries where they have opened up the sex-trade things have been degenerating fast.

The sex industry has boomed, and so the number of vulnerable people being lured/tricked/trafficked into the trade has increased as well.

Here are some facts and figures that might illustrate my point:

In the Netherlands, an estimated 60-70% of the women in prostitution were forced by criminal groups (EU, 2014).

In Germany, 87% of prostituted people suffered physical violence, 50% showed symptoms of depression and 25% contemplated suicide.

Apart from that, in New Zealand the Trafficking in Person Report issued by the US Department of State in 2017 noted shortcomings and recommends that they “increase efforts to identify victims through proactive screening of vulnerable populations, including women and children in prostitution” and to “amend the law to define the sex trafficking of children as not requiring the use of force, fraud, or coercion.” Furthermore, they are being urged to “expand anti-trafficking awareness campaigns; and engage in efforts to reduce demand of forced labour, including in supply chains, and sexual commercial exploitation, especially of children and foreign women.”

In New Zealand, “foreign women from Asia are at risk of sex trafficking. Some international students and temporary visa holders are vulnerable to forced labour or prostitution. A small number of Pacific islands