sex work

Artist hopes portrait will haunt police

A life-sized portrait has been placed near the police station where a sex worker died in custody

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Brief | 24 September 2020

Questions for a sex worker

Constance Mathe explains why she believes her work should not be criminalised

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Video | 28 July 2020

Covid-19: Sex workers accuse police of beating people on the street

“Much as I am afraid of Covid-19 … I need the money”

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News | 2 April 2020

Covid-19: Some sex workers move online as SA heads into lockdown

SWEAT and Sonke call for fast-tracking of law reform and decriminalisation of sex work

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Brief | 27 March 2020

Report finds shocking violence against sex workers

101 female sex workers, some of them transwomen, died in the 2018/19 year. Half of them were murdered, says SWEAT report

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News | 6 March 2020

The difficult life of Marikana sex workers

Working on an open plot, the women are often raped or robbed

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News | 18 November 2019

Toddlers abandoned in room for almost five days

Unclear why authorities took long to respond

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News | 15 November 2019

“Proud to be trans, proud to be sex workers, and even prouder of their stunning sense of style”

Trans women sex workers collective Sistaazhood launches photo book

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News | 12 August 2019

Sex workers speak of rape, corruption and harassment by police

Human Rights Watch calls for decriminalisation

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News | 12 August 2019