NON-CHINESE

SEX WORKERS IN

HONG KONG

AND EMERGING

SEX WORK SPACES

2016-2020

This project explored women's management of sex work in the context of other stigmatized or marginalized identiities, and examined the nature of the informal sex work sector in Hong Kong, in collaboration with 青鳥 Action for Reach Out (AFRO), a sex worker support organization in Hong Kong.

This project was supported by the Research Grants Council, Early Career Scheme

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PUBLICATIONS

Ham, J., Gheorghiu, I. & Lestari, E. (2022). Migrant domestic workers, asylum-seekers and premonitions of anti-trafficking in Hong Kong. In K. Kempadoo and E. Shih (Eds.), The Race and Racism of Anti-trafficking. Routledge.

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Gheorghiu, I. & Ham, J. (2022). Biographical work and the production of credibility in sex work interviews. The British Journal of Criminology, https://doi.org/10.1093/bjc/azac003

Ham, J. & Gheorghiu, I. (2021). Scripting pragmatic intimacies in sex work, migration and intimate-material exchanges. Culture, Health & Sexuality. doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2020.1785011

MEDIA

HONG KONG

FREE PRESS

Thinking beyond the stereotypes: The diverse experiences

of Hong Kong's sex workers

22 OCTOBER 2017

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COMMUNITY RESOURCES

The Non-Chinese Sex Workers in Hong Kong and Emerging Sex Work Spaces research project developed a series of leaflets based on some of the main issues raised in interviews with 39 interviews with women and men in sex work and intimate economies. To receive these leaflets, contact Action for Reach Out (AFRO) here.