Activities of Sandra PEREIRA related to 2022/2139(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Regulation of prostitution in the EU: its cross-border implications and impact on gender equality and women’s rights (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the regulation of prostitution in the EU: its cross-border implications and impact on gender equality and women’s rights
Amendments (32)
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas prostitution is a form of slavery incompatible with human dignity and with fundamental human rights, as it is inextricably tied to inequalities between women and men and has an impact on their status in society and the perception of their mutual relations and their sexuality; whereas prostitution is undoubtedly a heart-rending expression of violence against women;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas prostitution reduces all intimate acts to their monetary value and diminishes the human being to the level of a form of goods or an object to be used by the client,
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas women in prostitution face more violence and exploitation than women on average; whereas the majority of women would like to give up prostitution and whereas effort should be made to promote the adoption of exit programmes;
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas sexual and reproductive health is fostered through healthy approaches to sexuality conducted with mutual respect;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Fa. whereas organised crime and corruption, human trafficking, very violent crimes and corruption grow around prostitution and whereas, where prostitution has been legalised/regulated, those who benefit most are the pimps who become 'businessmen' or 'entrepreneurs';
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas numerous factors cause people to enter prostitution, including poverty, social exclusion and a migration background; whereas prostitution is inextricably linked to the denial of basic rights, to economic domination that condemns many countries to underdevelopment and widens the gap between rich and poor countries and, in both, compounds social injustices and inequalities, poverty and social exclusion, which each play a part in aggravating women's situation and status; whereas it is the poorest women and children who fall prey to sexual slavery and also to the grooming and entrapment webs in pimping networks;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G b (new)
Recital G b (new)
Gb. whereas the right to work is an essential precondition if women are to enjoy effective equal rights, economic independence and professional fulfilment, and therefore insists that precarious employment should be eradicated through mandatory application of the principle that for every actual job there should be a permanent post, and by recognising and enhancing the right to work with rights;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G c (new)
Recital G c (new)
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G d (new)
Recital G d (new)
Gd. whereas in times of economic, social or health crises, many women in vulnerable situations are driven into poverty, social exclusion and prostitution as a result of the paucity of social responses;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Regrets the lack of reliable, accurate and comparable data across countries; urges the Member States and the EIGE to collect comparable data, disaggregated by sex, age, socio-economic class and nationality;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the findings of this study with regard to the experiences of women in prostitution with abuse in childhood and adolescence; notes that it can lead to women and girls normalising abuse in prostitution;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Amendment 221 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Notes that prostitution is not an individual act of a person renting his or her body for money, rather it is a system organised for profit, a system that is intrinsically violent, discriminatory and deeply inhuman and that operates as a business and creates a market, where pimps plan and act to secure and increase their markets and where buyers of sex play a key role in boosting them;
Amendment 230 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Demands practical policies that eliminate poverty and improve social protection, tackle school failure, promote education, including sex education, and equal opportunities and treatment, the establishment of inclusive policies that help to change the lives of women, young people and men, along with measures that condemn those who exploit this sordid, shameful and inhumane business.
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Stresses that tackling human trafficking and tackling poverty and social exclusion are inextricably linked, the key aspects of which are: economic development, enhanced status of work and workers, higher wages and pensions, fairer distribution of wealth, and the development of a robust public social security system, a public, universal and free-of-charge national health system, and public schools that ensure all enjoy equal rights and opportunities;
Amendment 284 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 b (new)
Paragraph 14 b (new)
14b. Rejects the attempt to glamorise prostitution using terms such as 'sex workers' or 'sex work' that disguise the inherent violence and exploitation involved; emphasises the fact that prostitution is neither a job nor a career opportunity;
Amendment 310 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Stresses the different effects of different regulatory measures on men, young people and society as a whole; points out that the human rights of women and girls are systematically breached in the sex industry, including prostitution, particularly their right to dignity; points out that those rights are inalienable;
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Emphasises that exploitation in prostitution must be fully acknowledged as a breach of fundamental rights, because it is an extreme form of violence and oppression against prostituted women that represents an attack on the dignity and rights of all women;
Amendment 321 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses that neoliberal policies make women more vulnerable, both collectively and individually, leading to greater exploitation and to poverty and marginalisation, a situation which is also fuelling the trafficking of women and prostitution;
Amendment 323 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Notes that the current economic situation contributes to harassment, violence of all kinds, and prostitution, with women as the victims, in breach of human rights; stresses the need to increase public, financial and human resources in order to support groups at risk of poverty and tackle situations posing a risk to children and young people, the elderly, people with disabilities and the homeless;
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 c (new)
Paragraph 19 c (new)
19c. Recognises the role and work of social organisations that support prostituted women and defend women's rights; calls on the Member States to support and cooperate with those organisations;
Amendment 331 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Member States to take action in the areas of prevention, decriminalisation of people in prostitution, exit programmes, demand reduction, punishment of clients, destigmatisation and the elimination of stereotypes; calls on the Member States to reduce demand while protecting women and their rights, to end the criminalisation and stigmatisation of people in prostitution and to ensure exit strategies and unconditional access to social security systems and reintegration; notes that prostituted women should not be criminalised, persecuted or stigmatised; emphasises that the way forward is to adopt support measures that help women leave prostitution and build a life with decent conditions;
Amendment 349 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Member States to ensure that it is punishable as a criminal offence to solicit, accept or obtain a sexual act from a person in exchange for remuneration, the promise of remuneration, the provision of a benefit in kind or the promise of such a benefit;
Amendment 352 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Amendment 356 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls on the Member States to tackle all kinds of insecure working conditions, in accordance with the principle that permanent employment contracts should be provided for permanent jobs, in order to improve social protection during unemployment and tackle growing poverty, particularly among women;
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Amendment 358 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Calls for specific measures to assist women in prostitution with their social and professional reintegration; calls for such exit programmes to work gradually, for women to be supported on their personal paths and for people’s potential to be recognised, with and professional training and further education programmes being adapted to take account of this; notes that the majority of women would like to give up prostitution and that, therefore, effort should be made to promote the adoption of exit programmes so that women who wish to do so have the confidence and state support to build a life free from violence;
Amendment 363 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Urges the Member States to provide public social services for victims of trafficking or sexual exploitation, offering psychological and social support and staffed by specialised professionals, and to implement social policies aimed at helping vulnerable women and girls to leave prostitution, specifically by guaranteeing them jobs which will effectively result in their social inclusion;
Amendment 367 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 b (new)
Paragraph 23 b (new)
23b. Calls on the Member States to design and implement policies to deal with trafficking, sexual exploitation and prostitution, and to ensure that all relevant parties, such as NGOs, the police and other law enforcement agencies, and social and medical services, are supported, involved in decision-making processes and work in cooperation;
Amendment 372 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls for comprehensive psychological, medical and socio- economic support for victims and survivors; insists on prostituted persons having prompt access to a range of support for their social and professional reintegration, specifically by providing them with easy access to social protection mechanisms (minimum basic income, support for housing and healthcare, further schooling and access to vocational training) and guaranteeing their children access to social provisions;