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Making Sex Work Safe was developed by sex workers from the early International Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP). It was written by Paulo Longo and Cheryl Overs. It provides global perspectives on information about sex workers, analysis of law and policy and guidance about how to ensure that programmes on sex work are rights based and grounded in communities.
Normal 0 false false false EN-AU X-NONE X-NONE This thematic discussion paper for the Consultation on Sex Work and HIV in Asia and the Pacific captures many of the complex issues around sex work and law. Among its recommendations are: This booklet provides information transgender health (including hormones, HIV and STIs, human rights and social well being). This essential reading on the subject was developed by transgenders who have formed a new network in Asia and the Pacific.
Individuals working in the sex industry continue to experience many negative health outcomes. As such, disentangling the factors shaping poor health access remains a critical public health priority. Within a quasi-criminalised prostitution environment, this study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of occupational stigma associated with sex work and its relationship to barriers to accessing health services.
This article focuses on the capabilities of women in sex work—a sector in which a substantial number of women in developing countries find themselves. Sex workers confront important unfreedoms—violence and disease—on a daily basis. How well sex workers can manage these threats has implications not only for the workers themselves but also their families and communities, and thus is an important concern in development policy.
A gateway at the U.S.-Mexico border, Tijuana is a complex urban center with a sizeable population of sex workers. An in-depth case study of the trade, Sex Work and the City is the first major ethnographic publication on contemporary prostitution in this locale, providing a detailed analysis of how sex workers’ experiences and practices are shaped by policing and regulation.
Time: September 15-17, 2010 Venue: University of Neuchâtel, Switzerland Deadline: August 15 Migration has transformed feminists’ ideological conflict about the meaning of prostitution. From being a two-sided debate about whether ’sex work is work’ or ‘violence against women’, the discussion now must consider migration policies that favour ‘highly skilled’, white-collar and technical professionals over those willing to take less prestigious jobs in the informal sector, including the sex industry. This video on YouTube has stimulated an interesting debate. An article by Wahab, S. and Sloan, L in Research for Sex Work June 2004: 3-4.
An article by Wolffers I and Van Beelen N. in The Lancet, 2003 Jun 7;361(9373):1981. This article is by Loff, B. Gaze, B. and Fairley, C. from The Lancet, Volume 356, Issue 9243, Pages 1764-1764. This paper was presented by Harcourt C., Egger S. and Donovan B. to the Australasian Political Studies Association Conference University of Tasmania, Hobart, October 2003. A book by Catherine Campbell. We formed our partnership in 2008. The idea for the Paulo Longo Research Initiative (PLRI) arose among activists, policy advocates and academics who were frustrated by the quality of information on sex work available. Although there are many excellent
This paper describes a pilot study testing the feasibility of an innovative savings-led microfinance intervention in increasing the economic empowerment and reducing the sexual risk behavior of women engaging in sex work in Mongolia.
An article by Pyett, P in Research for Sex Work, 1998, 1:11-13. One of the ethical guidelines for sex work research is involving sex workers in all aspects of the research process. Priscilla Pyett of La Trobe University, Australia, describes such a collaborative research programme. (adapted from author)
A book by Catherine Campbell. A news story from the Toward Freedom website. An Information Bulletin, from WHO and the Global Coalition on Woman and AIDS, that explores the intersections between violence against sex workers and HIV prevention. UNAIDS policy on provider initiated routine HIV testing. We formed our partnership in 2008. The idea for the Paulo Longo Research Initiative (PLRI) arose among activists, policy advocates and academics who were frustrated by the quality of information on sex work available. Although there are many excellent books, essays and studies about sex work – including several by sex workers – a great deal of scholarship
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