&gt; existing attempts at legalizing prostitution do not at all curb trafficking<p>That&#x27;s because most of the attempts have been for a different reason, to protect the sex workers, not to combat trafficking. This is the right approach, we need to start protecting the sex workers, give them protections, rights, health services and so on.<p>Prostitution and sex trafficking are two different concepts, trying to combat them together will never work.