Sex workers in their own words

sex workers face the worst threat in the society
sex workers face the worst threat in the society

Members of the world’s oldest profession, sex workers or prostitutes, are seen as an urban nuisance, the propagators of disease and the gateway to general vice. However, Mmegi Correspondent, NNASARETHA KGAMANYANE sat in a stunned audience recently and heard first-hand, how the ladies of the night came to be where they are

The venue is President Hotel, the room – a dimly lit affair. No less than 100 people sit in stunned silence as a video glares showing one commercial sex worker, after another relate their life story.

The Ministry of Labour and Home Affairs, UNAIDS, NACA and Women Pillars in the Fight Against HIV and AIDS, are hosting media and other stakeholders for the inaugural screening of the “Voices of Female Sex Workers” documentary and booklet launch. The objective, officials says, is to put a human face on sex work and advocate for HIV and AIDS programmes responsive to their needs.

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