In March 2021, a constitutional challenge against Canada’s sex work laws—the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act (PCEPA)—was launched to address violations of sex workers’ basic rights. On September 18th, 2023, the Ontario Superior Court dismissed this...
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Critical Anti-trafficking Repository
Interested in learning how mainstream anti-trafficking campaigns actually result in harm for sex work communities? Do you want to hear from people with lived experience and those conducting robust empirical research in the realm of sex work?This repository contains...
VIDEO: Clickbait Creates a Moral Panic About Sex Trafficking
Sensationalism is hurting everyone. Clickbait headlines may get newsrooms more readers, but they're contributing to a moral panic that doesn't help actual trafficking victims. Learn more about how sex workers are targeted as a result. This video is part of...
VIDEO: Finding A Balance in Reporting on Sex Work
What’s the other side of the sex work debate? Here’s why your search for interviews may not result in a balanced news story - especially when one side is deliberately using unsubstantiated data (e.g., "less than a kilometer from where you live today...") . ...
Rethinking Red Flags
Many mainstream anti-trafficking campaigns give a list of ‘red flags’ — signs of trafficking that you should watch out for in day-to-day life. Unfortunately, these red flags cause more problems than they solve…
Expert Take: Questions to Ask About Human Trafficking ‘Facts’ & Statistics
To combat misinformation, SWAN has collaborated with qualified experts to discuss a heavily sensationalized and politicized topic in Canada — human trafficking.In this resource, Drs O'Doherty and Millar — two researchers that are directly engaged with data collection...