The Sex Work Documentation Project was borne from a need identified by sex worker advocates and allies to document sex workers\u2019 experiences with law enforcement \u2014 exploring the ways in which myriad criminal, immigration, human trafficking, municipal and other laws and law enforcement practices affect sex workers\u2019 lives.<\/p>\n
Inspired by participatory models of research, the project involved sex workers and sex worker advocates\u00a0in the development of the research questions, questionnaire, methodology, analysis and presentation of the findings. It also modeled the ethical process and consent documentation from other participatory models of research with sex working communities. As a member of the Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform \u2014 an alliance of more than 28 sex worker rights and close allied groups working towards the safety of communities and reform of Canada\u2019s sex work laws \u2014 and as a result of our work with sex workers and sex worker rights communities, we were able to connect with sex workers across Ontario who had encountered law enforcement in the context of their sex work, to tell their stories.<\/p>\n