Theme: Sex Work

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This study conducted by Sonke Gender Justice in partnership with Sisonke will explore the lives of sex workers. Sex workers have been excluded by the law as the industry is still criminalised in South Africa. For this reason, sex workers …

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This is a report of the webinar hosted by the Asijiki Coalition on the 8th July 2020. The webinar explored the impact of COVID-19 on the lives of sex workers and the continued unlawful policing of sex work, as well …

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This report explores possible harm reduction approaches to a sex worker client intervention in the South African context. It considers the current evidence base on client interventions globally and sets out key recommendations for an effective client intervention programme.Drawing on …

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The report of the Positive Policing Partnership (PPP) Roundtable that took place on 22 May 2019 in Cape Town. The roundtable comprised a panel of five experts from the sex work, law enforcement and civil society sectors. Through discussing ways …

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On 5 June 2019, the Asijiki Coalition for the Decriminalisation of Sex Work, its members and allies will gather at Parliament to thank President Cyril Ramaphosa for his commitment to the decriminalisation of sex work and to the safeguarding sex …

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Marginalised and stigmatised groups in society such as migrants, sex workers, homeless people and drug users are at particular risk of human rights violations during policing and security operations because of skewed power relations. Sex worker rights and health organisations …

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Within a context where gender-based violence (GBV) is endemic, sex workers in South Africa experience particular vulnerabilities to systematic violence, abuse, extortion, rape, and even torture. The criminalisation of sex work in South Africa enables an environment where sex workers …

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Marginalised and stigmatised groups in society such as migrants, sex workers, homeless people and drug-users are at particular risk of human rights violations during policing and security operations. Sonke Gender Justice and SWEAT (Sex Worker Education & Advocacy Taskforce) commissioned …

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Parliament’s multi-party women’s caucus will host a summit on sex work on 5 March 5 in Parliament and have invited submissions. Background: https://www.news24.com/SouthAfrica/News/parliaments-womens-caucus-to-host-sex-work-summit-20180209

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In this show, we ask: Why are men and boys important for campaigns such as 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children? We hear how the Supreme Court of Zimbabwe sets aside a ruling by the …

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Making sex work safer can lead to less HIV infections and gender-based violence, studies have shown.

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In South Africa, we do not know much about the clients of sex workers. We do know that there is no explicit health or social services for clients, and that very little accessible information on the sex industry exists. Because …

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“Not any of the protective psychological barriers that I usually put up to help me believe ‘It won’t happen to me’ worked this time around.”

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This draft report produces a body of research recording the contemporary policing experiences of sex workers from a grass roots level. The final report will be available in October 2017.

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I am writing to you now that my fingers can type again after feeling numb with disbelief at the South African Law Reform Commission’s recommendations released just before the weekend.

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The recommendation for on-going criminalisation of sex work is not based on evidence and does not respect sex workers’ human rights.

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Zoe Black, a Zimbabwean sex worker and activist living in Cape Town, shares her troubling experiences as a victim of crime.