Living on the Edge - PEER research brief report

The research in this report highlights the ways in which female sex workers (FSWs) are consistently exposed to multiple forms of exploitation, control and abuse, yet are able to assert agency over their lives, relationships and work. The women interviewed in this report face regular violence, isolation and exclusion from a range of actors both within and outside the sex work industry. They are denied basic human rights and opportunities for social support that are available to others, compounding their marginalisation and vulnerability.