SWAN's GlossaryUnless otherwise specified, these definitions were developed by SWAN to reflect the experiences of the women we serve. Unless specified, these definitions are not necessarily legal or universal in nature. Download the full PDF resource here >See here...
As a journalist, you have the ability to influence how the public perceives im/migrant women engaged in indoor sex work.
SWAN participated in Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women’s (GAATW) global feminist participatory action research study.
SWAN created this toolkit to address common myths and misconceptions about im/migrant sex workers in Canada, and to encourage more critical thinking about human trafficking.
SWAN contributed a chapter to the book, Sex Work Activism in Canada. The chapter provides a glimpse into a week in the life of SWAN. Chapter excerpt: “‘Wait and see’: a woman who has just moved to Canada to work contacts us with very complex needs. Being new to...
A Community-Led Research Project SWAN's research project to explore and understand the barriers to justice for migrant and immigrant sex workers in Metro Vancouver. The project sought to learn how im/migrant sex workers respond to and deal with violence in the...
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