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Butterfly: Resisting the harms of anti-trafficking policies and fostering peer-based organising in Canada by Lam, Elene, Lepp, Annalee

“…Drawing on knowledge gleaned from over four years of community organising and from the ongoing compilation of the experiences of Asian and migrant sex workers…”
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The Double-Edged Sword of Health and Safety: COVID-19 and the Policing and Exclusion of Migrant Asian Massage Workers in North America by Lam, Elene, Shih, Elena, Chin, Katherine, Zen, Kate

“…Migrant Asian massage workers in North America first experienced the impacts of COVID-19 in the final weeks of January 2020, when business dropped drastically…”
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Pandemic sex workers’ resilience: COVID-19 crisis met with rapid responses by sex worker communities by Lam, Elene

“…The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the inequality of social support systems worldwide, revealing the gaps that further marginalize vulnerable people. Despite…”
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Migrant sex workers left behind during COVID-19 pandemic by Lam, Elene

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Butterfly: Resisting the harms of antitrafficking policies and fostering peer-based organising in Canada by Lam, Elene, Lepp, Annalee

“…Drawing on knowledge gleaned from over four years of community organising and from the ongoing compilation of the experiences of Asian and migrant sex workers…”
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Anatomy of an anti-trafficking policy campaign by Gallant, Chanelle, Lam, Elene

“…Despite months of opposition by workers and human rights organizations, in January 2022 the town council imposed a set of regulations requiring massage…”
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Anatomy of an anti-trafficking policy campaign: In Newmarket, Asian massage workers have been engaged in a battle with the town council, which is intent on shutting down their businesses by claiming that the workers are both disreputable criminals and sex trafficking victims by Gallant, Chanelle, Lam, Elene

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