Sex Work Canada
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Challenging criminal laws: The right to sell one’s body vs. the right to not be traffickedThe Ontario Superior Court is hearing the Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform’s case for overturning the Protection of Communities and Exploited Persons Act.CanadaOct 4, 2022
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Lawyers for marginalized sex workers set to argue against prostitution lawsLawyers representing transgender, Indigenous and Black sex workers are expected to argue Tuesday how laws brought in by the Harper-era Conservatives are too restrictive.CanadaOct 4, 2022
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Canadian sex workers are challenging a law that does them ‘harms’. Here’s what to knowJenn Clamen, the national coordinator of CASWLR, said this is the first constitutional challenge to PCEPA provisions initiated by sex workers.CanadaOct 3, 2022
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Some sex workers’ income has ‘completely dissolved’ due to COVID-19. Here’s how they’re survivingSex workers' rights groups have started relief funds to help offset lost income during the coronavirus pandemic.LifestyleMay 3, 2020
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Sex workers say Canada’s laws put them in danger — and demand the new government fix themKnown as an "end-demand" model, the laws criminalize the purchasing of sex but decriminalize its sale.LifestyleDec 22, 2019
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