As a journalist, you have the ability to influence how the public perceives im/migrant women engaged in indoor sex work.
Current Journalistic Representation: Assessment & Suggestions from Im/migrant Women Engaged in Indoor Sex Work
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Anti-trafficking Laws
In 2005, the Canadian government enacted criminal laws against human trafficking. To this day, despite amendments, these anti-trafficking laws lack a substantive basis in empirical evidence and often have the effect of harming those in marginalized positions—such as...
Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act (PCEPA) Analysis
The Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act (PCEPA) criminalizes many activities related to sex work, putting sex workers at risk of violence, exploitation, and other crimes and human rights violations. Because PCEPA views sex work as exploitation, it aims...
Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act (PCEPA)
On December 6, 2014, Bill C-36—the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act (PCEPA)—came into force, regulating sex work in Canada with the stated aims of protecting sex workers, communities, children and reducing the demand for sex work. PCEPA views sex...
Sharing and Syndicated News Articles
Journalism has undergone some changes in the last decade–and it’s becoming more common to see operations becoming condensed.SWAN understands the immense pressures journalists face in this changing landscape, but it's critical to ensure stories about sex workers are...
Writing Headlines about Im/Migrant Sex Work
It's still common to refer to sex workers through the direct or indirect use of terms connected to human trafficking or sexual exploitation.However, when misinformation or stereotypes about the industry spread, including through bad headlines, unjust and unsafe...