Taiwan to decriminalise prostitution

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Updated July 1, 2009 12:40:40

Taiwan is planning to decriminalise prostitution by revising laws punishing sex workers and allowing red-light districts to exist legally.

Under present laws, prostitutes face being detained for three days or be fined up to $US900.

Presenter: Claudette Werden
Speakers: Jung Che Chang, spokesman for the Collective of Sex Workers' Organisation

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