In April, a group of women who have worked as strippers lobbied lawmakers in Austin to raise the age to 21. The analysis compared a post-shelter-in-place period to two deliberately chosen pre-shelter-in-place periods. The report, based on National Human Trafficking Hotline data in three periods during 20, found that the number of crisis trafficking situations has worsened by some 40%.
sex trafficking - released a report earlier this year that showed the potential impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on victims and survivors of sex and labor trafficking. The Polaris Project - a data-driven group that fights U.S. Recently, Texas-based advocates pushed aggressively to raise the age, citing the rise in reported cases of human trafficking during the pandemic. If the law is broken, the business will be held responsible, incurring hefty fines.įor many college students, working in a sexually-oriented business as a performer, bartender or server is a lucrative source of income.
As of yesterday, anyone under the age of 21 will not be permitted to be on the premises of Texas strip clubs, whether for work or entertainment.
