"Sex worker" tag giving wrong impression: US
(AFP)


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061216/ts_alt_afp/usrightstrafficking"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20061216/capt.sge.azw12.161206084813.photo00.photo.default-512x378.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=wOfm56WBRP5FjU0ilMF1tA--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="A woman involved in the sex industry waits on a street corner in Camden, New Jersey. Prostitutes are usually termed sex workers by governments and social welfare groups to avoid demeaning them but the United States feels the switch unwittingly dignifies syndicates involved in the flesh trade. The State Department's office combating human trafficking issued a directive Friday to US agencies urging them to avoid using terms "sex worker" or "child sex worker" and even advised governments not to use them.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Spencer Platt)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Prostitutes are usually termed sex workers by governments and social welfare groups to avoid demeaning them but the United States feels the switch unwittingly dignifies syndicates involved in the flesh trade.</p><br clear="all"/>