Labouring in the Sex Industry: A Conversation with Sex Workers on Consent and Exploitation

• Published in: Social sciences (Basel) Vol. 10; no. 3; p. 86
• Main Author: Tremblay, Francine
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.03.2021
• Subjects: Consent; Criminal law; Employment; Exploitation; labour; Occupational health; Prostitution; Sex industry; sex work; Sexuality; vulnerability; Workers; Working conditions; Canada

Sex work in all its forms is an occupation that belongs to the service industry, and like any other work, sexual labour is open to exploitation. However, the reason why sex work is seen to be different from other forms of labour is that it betrays the socially accepted rules of love and intimacy and...