“RAIDED” Sangram, India, 2018
The police, NGOs and others involved in ordering and conducting raids are generally not sensitive to the complex trajectory of the individuals they encounter during raids. This research report examines why.
‘80% of us work illegally, so we can be safe’, say Queensland sex workers
Queensland laws and policing practices unnecessarily endanger sex workers. ‘Sex workers are forced to choose between working safely or legally’, Kayla Rose, sex worker and committee member of DecrimQLD said.
“Women who buy sex in Australia” Hilary Caldwell, 2018
This project aims to explore the phenomenon of women buying sex in Australia.
Transgender and Male Study (TaMS) Report 2018
Male sex workers, and Trans sex workers, were the subject of a state wide research project by Respect Inc in 2017. The report was completed in 2018 and is now public.
“Sex worker organisations, political autonomy from funders” Elena Jeffreys, May 2018
Sex worker organisations and political autonomy from funders: case studies of Scarlet Alliance Australian Sex Workers Association and Empower Foundation (Thailand)
“Policing roulette” Kambauer, England, 2017
This article presents compelling evidence that an enforcement-led approach to policing creates insuperable barriers to the success of protective policing.
Regulating Bodies – Licensed Brothel Sex Workers Needs Assessment 2017
An in-depth assessment of the needs of sex workers in Queensland’s licensed brothels. Over 200 sex workers participated in this year long research project in 2016/2017.
“Asian Sex Workers Needs Assessment” Respect Inc, 2015
The objectives of this research were to identifying existing barriers and learn about the experiences and opinions of Asian sex workers, assess knowledge about sexual health, sex work law in Queensland, rights, responsibilities and workplace rights.
“Social Research Briefs” Daniel, Australia, 2010
The sexual health of sex workers: no bad whores, just bad laws National Centre in HIV Social Research, The University of New South Wales, Funded by NSW Health and partially funded by the Australian Department of Health and Ageing. "Sex workers are a group vilified,...