We hear much, from right wing Christian groups and from some Feminists, about the exploitation and trafficking of women in the sex industry. Remember the silly laws Jaqueline Smith tried to introduce when she was home secretary. But hardly a word about exploitation and trafficking of women (or anybody) in other industries: people who work long hours, in poor conditions for low pay, often the taxpayer subsidising the bosses so they can pay low wages. So sex is the dirty work, not exploitation. Complain about the latter and the CBI and their government lackies would resist. The unions have been emasculated, of course, and New Labour did nothing to abolish the anti-union laws.