Policing and Regulating Commercial Sex in Taiwan: A Review from Gender, Culture and Legal Perspectives

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 231-263
Author(s):  
Chih-Chieh (Carol) LIN ◽  
Fang-Yi SU ◽  
Ping-Hsuan CHUNG
Keyword(s):  
Sex Workers ◽  
Social Order ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Red Light ◽  
Commercial Sex ◽  
Gender Culture ◽  
Order Maintenance ◽  
Historical View ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Government

AbstractCommercial sex has been a complex and controversial issue in Taiwan. It was banned several times and finally partially legalized in law when the Congress finally amended Article 80 of the Social Order Maintenance Law and authorized local governments to establish red-light districts. Unfortunately, in reality, until now, no local government has established a red-light district. Therefore, all commercial sex is still illegal in Taiwan. By reviewing this issue from gender, culture, and legal perspectives, this paper discusses the regulation of commercial sex in Taiwan in three parts. In the first part, this paper provides a historical view of the development of commercial sex and how the government regulated it in different periods. In the second part, this paper introduces the debate and various perspectives of feminist legal theories on this issue. Finally, compared with the regulation models of Japan and Singapore, this paper proposes an empowerment approach in response to the current Social Order Maintenance Law. Focusing on sex workers’ autonomy and subjectivity, the new approach hopes to balance the interests between the rights of sex workers and the needs of social order and public health.

scholarly journals Human Trafficking in North Sulawesi Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2S9) ◽  
pp. 251-253
Keyword(s):  
Human Trafficking ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Task Force ◽  
Commercial Sex ◽  
Commercial Sex Workers ◽  
Material Wealth ◽  
Debt Bondage ◽  
North Sulawesi ◽  
Origin Region

The aims of this research are to identify the factors that cause human trafficking, to describe the map of origin region and destination of delivery, to analyze the modes used by the traffickers. The method used is the Qualitative Descriptive Method. The results showed that there were seven main factors causing human trafficking in North Sulawesi. Those were lifestyle, lack of knowledge and capacity, potential employability as commercial sex workers, demand of commercial sex workers, youth marriage and limited employment in formal sectors and secullarism. Most of the victims came from Manado City, Minahasa, South Minahasa and North Minahasa Regency. The largest destination areas of the victims were Papua, West Papua, Southeast Sulawesi and Batam (the Province of Riau Islands). The modes used by the perpetrators are persuading victims to work outside the area with high incomes, cheated with debt bondage, offering scholarship programs, adopted as children, fraudulent and abducting. The efforts that need to be done to eliminate human trafficking are changing the lifestyles from consumptive to productive by increasing self-resilience (changing the paradigm of thinking to be realistic and not regarding material wealth as a source of self-esteem or avoiding hedonism) and improving self-capacity through continuous knowledge enhancement. Local governments need to enlighten the publics through various programs/activities such as socialization with emphasis on human trafficking modes, to train of members of the task force on prevention of human traffics, to cooperate and to form partnerships with other institutions and local/regional governments, to build cooperation on the prevention and handling of human traffics with non-government institutions, to break the links of sexual trafficking and other types of unlawful businesses, to prevent young marriages to stimulate job creations, especially in the formal sectors and to increase the roles of parents and education institutions

scholarly journals Behavior Motives and Legal Study of Commercial Sex Workers Around Pemalang District Terminal Area

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 53-68
Author(s):  
Riyan Gunawan ◽  
Mirza Haris Mahendra ◽  
Hilmi Rizki Zakaria ◽  
Muhammad Qoyum
Keyword(s):  
Social Norms ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Commercial Sex ◽  
Commercial Sex Workers ◽  
Legal Study ◽  
Social Forms ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Social ◽  
Terminal Area

Prostitution comes from the word prostitutio which means things to place, confront, offer. There are also other articles selling, peddling, but generally interpreted as surrender to many people by getting a reward for fulfilling that section of the person. Prostitution or prostitution is a serious problem and needs improvements that need to improve society, this disease develops very rapidly in the community. In addition to the social forms of social norms, prostitution is also a form of immorality in any religion that is not permitted and rejected. Although prostitution is issued in religion or law, many of these prostitution practices occur in Indonesia. Prostitution is a lucrative and promising business place for so many people to believe in their pride. It is necessary to establish a new criminal law legislation to provide legal attention to the imposition of sanctions aimed at commercial sex workers and users of services. Because the criminal law currently in force in Indonesia is considered not in accordance with the current state of Indonesia.

scholarly journals Darut Taubah Pesantren and Commercial Sex Workers Saritem in Bandung

2015 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 200
Author(s):  
Juju Saepudin
Keyword(s):  
Sex Workers ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Moral Values ◽  
Structural Factors ◽  
Commercial Sex ◽  
Commercial Sex Workers ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
The Social

<p><em></em><em>The establishing a pesantren in a prostitution area is a very interesting topic to be<br />studied. This is because the challenge would be different from building a pesantren in<br />other community situations. This article based on the research on the roles of Darut<br />Taubah pesantren in teaching of moral values to commercial sex workers at Saritem<br />prostitution area. This is a qualitative  case study research using a phenomenology <br />approach. Data was gathered using observation, in-depth interview, and documentary <br />research. Data was analyzed utilizing inductive approach. Finding of this study shows<br />that the establishment of Darut Taubah pesantren was motivated by cultural and<br />structural factors. Moreover, teaching of moral values was conducted through reorganizing structural and instrumental elements using many ways namely; persuasive method and prioritizing the roles of pesantren, teaching moral values and developing the social roles. After the existence of Darut Taubah pesantren in Saritem area, the prostitution<br />activities decrease significantly either in terms of quantity or intensity.</em></p><p><strong><em> </em></strong></p>

scholarly journals THE STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT AND COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGES OF MICRO SMALL MEDIUM ENTREPRISE BUSINESS INSTITUTION TOWARD REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

AdBispreneur ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andi Munandar
Keyword(s):  
Human Resources ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
World Market ◽  
High Potential ◽  
Strategy Development ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Global Era ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Government ◽  
Marketing Information

ABSTRACTThe implementation of “business not as usual” on the MP3EI 2011 – 2015 was held to optimize the potential of regional commodities that can increase the regional values. This research was conducted to search for the potential of UMKM in developing the potential commodities of Lampung province. The problems related to the commodities development consists of setting up the potential commodities which as based on the production copacity, so that it is difficult for those local governments to stimulate the coomdities development.The research method was qualitative method and data collected through   literature reviews and analysis of competitive advantage. The results of the research were 1) there are high potential of UMKM development, 2)UMKM should be developed in accordance with the local culture and regional commodities, 3) UMKM plays an important role in solving the social problems such as creating employment, 4) the development of human resources, technology, capital, marketing, information and management plays an important role in the development micro business, 5) the natural resources, human resources, and the world market in the global era would be a high potential if it is designed and the initiation strategy consists of the government network, NGO, private institution, individual and groups, which is managed effectively. Keywords : strategy, business institutions, competitivve advantages   STRATEGI PENGEMBANGAN DAN KEUNGGULAN BERSAING LEMBAGA BISNIS UMKM TERHADAP PEMBANGUNAN DAERAH ABSTRAKPenerapan “business not as usual” pada MP3EI 2011-2025 dilakukan dengan menggali dan mengoptimalkan potensi unggulan daerah yang dapat memberikan nilai tambah bagi daerah tersebut. Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengkaji potensi Usaha Mikro Kecil dan Menengah (UMKM) dalam mengembangkan komoditas unggulan di Provinsi Lampung. Permasalahan terkait dengan pengembangan komoditas unggulan yang hanya didasarkan pada kapasitas produksi, sehingga menyulitkan bagi pemerintah daerah untuk menstimulir pengembangan komoditas unggulannya.Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode kualitatif  dan data yang dikumpulkan melalui studi literatur dan analisis keunggulan bersaing. Hasil penelitian adalah, Pertama; potensi pengembangan UMKM di daerah sangat besar. Kedua, pengembangan UMKM harus dilaksanakan sesuai dengan budaya lokal dan potensi yang dimiliki oleh daerah yang bersangkutan. Ketiga, sektor UMKM ini sangat berperan dalam menanggulangi masalah sosial di daerah dengan penyerapan tenaga kerja yang sangat tinggi. Keempat, peranan peningkatan SDM, pemanfaatan teknologi, akses permodalan, akses pemasaran, akses informasi, dan manajemen sangat penting dalam mengembangkan usaha mikro. Kelima; Sumber daya alam dan sumber daya manusia serta pasar dunia  yang semakin terbuka pada era global merupakan potensi  besar jika disain dan strategi replikasi yang meliputi kerjasama jaringan (network) pemerintah, LSM, lembaga swasta dan individu maupun kelompok dikelola secara efektif dalam bentuk kemitraan. Kata kunci :strategi,lembaga bisnis, keunggulan bersaing,

‘Framing figures’ and the campaign for sex purchase criminalisation in Ireland: A Lakoffian analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 314-332
Author(s):  
Eilís Ward
Keyword(s):  
Social Justice ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Social Order ◽  
Red Light ◽  
The State ◽  
Access To Justice ◽  
Sexual Offences ◽  
Use Of Data ◽  
The Status ◽  
Recent Reform

If the concept of social justice posits equality and fairness between subjects in the social order, then the presence of those subjects within that order must first and foremost be acknowledged. In Ireland’s recent reform of prostitution law contained in the Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2017, the presence of the sex worker as a rights-bearing subject or citizen, with access to justice in that capacity, was denied. In this article I focus on the use of data by the neo-abolitionist ‘Turn off the Red Light’ campaign to ‘flatten out’ the complexity of sex workers lives and present the figure of the ‘vulnerable prostituted woman’ and the ‘trafficking victim’: tragic, abject, a necessarily violated person and in need of ‘protection’ from the state. I argue that this data, entering public and political discourse as uncontestable truth, constituted what I call, ‘framing figures’, framing an inevitable outcome and precluding certain subjects from the status of equality and fairness. The data allowed campaigners for the Sex Purchase Ban (SPB), and, in turn the state, to eclipse a social justice approach to sex work, such as proposed by the Sex Workers Alliance of Ireland and other actors.

The Constitutional Crisis in Austria

1930 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 144-157
Author(s):  
Malbone W. Graham
Keyword(s):  
Social Order ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Stress And Strain ◽  
Social Revolution ◽  
Party Organization ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Social ◽  
History Of ◽  
Parliamentary Supremacy ◽  
The Government

Constitutionalism, in Austria, is not a new slogan. It was a phrase to conjure with during the entire lifetime of Francis Joseph, though in practice the whole history of the country down to the revolution of 1918 was its virtual negation. Only in the latter days of the monarchy, when the scepter passed from the hands of Francis Joseph to the inexperienced young emperor Karl, was a modicum of popular expression allowed to supplant the personal autocracy of the sovereign. The old Austria passed out of existence in 1918 without the successful implantation of a régime of liberal legality in any of its parts.The young Austrian Republic, coming into existence in the hour of the Empire's dissolution, thus inherited a legacy of unconstitutional government, and only the solidity of socialist and clerical party organization, bred of the stress and strain of clashing conceptions of the social order, gave support to the government in the days when social revolution swept almost to the doors of Vienna. It was under such circumstances that Austria entered, in 1918, upon the way of constitutionalism and sought, through her provisional instruments of government, to avoid the autocratic excesses of the past and avert the impending perils of a proletarian dictatorship.In a series of revolutionary pronouncements and decisions of her provisional assembly, she discarded, under socialist leadership, the arbitrary régime attendant on the monarchy, and, establishing a unitary democratic republic with far-reaching local self-government as a stepping-stone toward union with Germany, inaugurated a régime of unquestioned parliamentary supremacy, strict ministerial responsibility, virtual executive impotence, and extensive socialization.

How to strengthen the social media interactivity of e-government

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 79-96 ◽  
Author(s):  
xiaoling Hao ◽  
Daqing Zheng ◽  
Qingfeng Zeng ◽  
Weiguo Fan
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Local Governments ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Public ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Popular Government ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social Media Platforms ◽  
The Government

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore how to use social media in e-government to strengthen interactivity between government and the general public. Design/methodology/approach – Categorizing the determinants to interactivity covering depth and breadth into two aspects that are the structural features and the content features, this study employs general linear model and ANOVA method to analyse 14,910 posts belonged to the top list of the 96 most popular government accounts of Sina, one of the largest social media platforms in China. Findings – The main findings of the research are that both variables of the ratio of multimedia elements, and the ratio of external links have positive effects on the breadth of interactivity, while the ratio of multimedia features, and the ratio of originality have significant effects on the depth of interactivity. Originality/value – The contributions are as follows. First, the authors analyse the properties and the topics of government posts to draw a rich picture of how local governments use the micro-blog as a communications channel to interact with the public. Second, the authors conceptualize the government online interactivity in terms of the breadth and depth. Third, the authors identify factors that will enhance the interactivity from two aspects: structural features and content features. Lastly, the authors offer suggestions to local governments on how to strengthen the e-government interactivity in social media.

scholarly journals Covid-19 and the Social Construction of Reality in Jordan

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (6) ◽  
pp. 718-740
Author(s):  
Mohammed Abdel Karim Al Hourani
Keyword(s):  
Social Construction ◽  
Social Order ◽  
Social Power ◽  
Social Construction Of Reality ◽  
Bonding Social Capital ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Government ◽  
Powerful Explanation ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Coercive Intervention

Abstract Almost all nations are struggling to slow down the transmission of Covid-19 by restricting large gatherings and close social interactions. However, it is not expected that people will stop all social gatherings and interactions voluntarily. This situation requires the construction of a new social reality that compels people to abandon their traditional practices, particularly in countries such as Jordan that have a traditional social order and strong bonding social capital. Nevertheless, Jordan had the lowest rates of Covid-19 in the Middle East during the first four months of the pandemic, because its government used its power to impose restrictions and new regulations. However, the situation has become one of the worst cases in the entire world after the government eased its restrictions. The example of Jordan provides strong evidence that the social construction of reality sometimes requires coercive intervention. Thus, this article reconsiders and extends Berger and Luckmann’s theory of social construction by examining it in the realm of social power. The theory includes three significant processes of social construction: externalization, objectivation, and internalization that should consider the concept of social power to extend the range of its powerful explanation.

scholarly journals The impacts of COVID-19 on the world of work in Turkey

SEER ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-38
Author(s):  
Arzu Çerkezoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Social Order ◽  
Trade Unions ◽  
Economic Stability ◽  
Credit Lines ◽  
The Social ◽  
Poor Families ◽  
The World ◽  
Working People ◽  
The Government ◽  
Short Time

This article explores the reaction to the pandemic in Turkey, specifically as regards its impact on workers’ health, livelihoods and employment. It is clear that the pandemic, which has hit Turkey very hard, has had a disproportionate impact on working people and members of the union. The government has shortened the service record required to qualify for short-time working allowance, and also imposed a ban on lay-offs, but these are far from complete solutions. Meanwhile, its relief package - the ‘Economic Stability Shield’ - predominantly consists of credit lines and debt relief and is also the second lowest in the G20. Times are uncertain for all workers, particularly unregistered ones, as well as for poor families in terms of meeting basic needs now and during the next period of the pandemic, on top of the employment and unemployment crisis which has already been going on since August 2018. The government has decided not to take the advice of trade unions and professional organisations, but DİSK continues to raise its voice as regards maintaining the social order both now and in the crucial post-pandemic period.

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