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7. Recommendations • The legal regulation of sex work in the Republic of Macedonia will result in a significant improvement in sex workers’ living and working conditions, reduction in cases of violence by clients, as well as in increase in security for their future. • By raising the general population’s awareness, the stigma and discrimination against this marginalized group could be significantly decreased. • The continuation and development of the existing approach in terms of access to healthcare services which are offered to sex workers by the civil sector will contribute to an easier access to those services. • Referral to the services offered by the state healthcare institutions and the sensitization of healthcare workers will contribute to an equal treatment of sex workers. 25