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MY FORAY INTO LABOUR organizing for sex workers began in 2002 when the co-founder of the International Union of Sex Workers (IUSW) visited the outreach project I worked with in [...]

The article discusses the challenges faced by sex workers in labor organizing due to criminalization of sex work in Canada. Despite some unions passing resolutions to support sex workers' rights, there is a lack of meaningful action to dismantle legal barriers preventing access to employment and labor protections. The article calls on labor organizations and unions to actively engage in law and policy reform to support sex workers in gaining access to mechanisms addressing exploitative working conditions and achieving decriminalization of their labor activities. [Extracted from the article]

The article examines the issues surrounding the introduction of sex work laws in Canada. Topics discussed include the decision of the Supreme Court to declare prostitution laws introduced in 2013 as unconstitutional and the recognition that criminal laws against prostitution add to the harm committed against sex workers. The prevailing perception that sex work is a social ill and the entitlement of sex workers to labor rights are mentioned.