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Sex workers: ‘We want to own our own brothels’

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August 7, 2017

Sex workers: 'We want to own our own brothels'

Sex workers in the country want their profession to be decriminalised so that they can access health services without being discriminated against.

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Sex workers in the country want their profession to be decriminalised so that they can access health services without being discriminated against.

Dylan Bush

Dylan Bush was a health journalist at Bhekisisa from February 2016 to September 2023.

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