African Sex Worker Conference Gets Underway in Johannesburg

Sex workers from all around Africa are planning to gather this week at an African Sex Worker Conference, which is aimed at exploring ways to enhance their capacity to defend their human rights.

Organisers say the conference will deal with issues of law and law enforcement including how to decrease the number of arbitrary arrests; how to get legal recourse for police brutality and state-sanctioned violence; and how to advocate for the decriminalisation of sex work.

The conference will also discuss labour issues including how to make working environments safer and how to increase the bargaining power of sex workers with their clients. It will also discuss how to guarantee that sex workers are treated fairly by their employers.

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