I've heard your reply before, that the central problem is that lawmakers aren't talking to sex workers.

In the article there are some who are extending long term help to victims of sex trafficking. So, some of them are talking to sex workers.

I'm the next stage of the problem is that lawmakers do not realize that there are a diversity of sex workers in a diversity of work situations. A streetwalker is not a cam girl, is not a prodomme etc. One may be abused by pimps, one might be doing to survive, one may feel exploited, one may like the work and squeeze it into their schedule despite having a good vanilla job.