As the world marks the 14th International Sex Worker’s Rights Day today, Nigerianprostitutes have joined their counterparts in some countries to demand for legal recognition of their trade as a job.
Some of the prostitutes told newsmen that the time had come for the Nigerian government to grant them their due recognition and further recognize that as human beings trying to keep body and soul going, the ‘profession’ should be considered legitimate enough to put a stop to its discrimination and stigmatization.
Though many of them did not realize that a day like this was set aside for them until they were told, they also called on rights activists to assist them gain the desired recognition.
“See, many people, including you, do not see us as human beings. In your mind, we are a condemned set of Nigerians who sell their bodies so cheaply, but that thought is not right,” Jane, a lady from eastern Nigeria who operates at a brothel close to the railway line in Agege, told our correspondent.
Her colleague, a 27-year old from southern Nigeria, said with their rights recognized, they could pay tax to the government and to be seen as decent people in the society.
Some of the prostitutes told newsmen that the time had come for the Nigerian government to grant them their due recognition and further recognize that as human beings trying to keep body and soul going, the ‘profession’ should be considered legitimate enough to put a stop to its discrimination and stigmatization.
Though many of them did not realize that a day like this was set aside for them until they were told, they also called on rights activists to assist them gain the desired recognition.
“See, many people, including you, do not see us as human beings. In your mind, we are a condemned set of Nigerians who sell their bodies so cheaply, but that thought is not right,” Jane, a lady from eastern Nigeria who operates at a brothel close to the railway line in Agege, told our correspondent.
Her colleague, a 27-year old from southern Nigeria, said with their rights recognized, they could pay tax to the government and to be seen as decent people in the society.
please do you guys agree with this, if not why???????????
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