an affirmative answer, and the rest 51 % said that even though they wanted to help, they would not do it.
6. Conclusion and recommendations
Based on the answers given, the majority of interviewees from all three scenes, i. e. the open scene, the closed one and the scene from Shuto Orizari, consider sex work equal to all other professions. The finances to secure a living, the dedication to their children, as well as the satisfaction of various needs are the main reasons why these individuals have started doing sex work. All of this clearly points to the fact that a gbroader and more specific promotion of sex work is necessary.
The day-to-day life of sex workers, in actual fact, is not different from that of anyone else in the general population, however, the general population claims that sex workers are people who have taken no responsibilities and that they cannot be good and dedicated parents. The attire cannot reflect one’ s status as a sex worker. The majority of interviewees confirmed that their everyday look does not correspond to the one when they do their job, contrary to general population’ s perception of a sex worker as“ Girl in high heels, miniskirt and heavy make-up” or“ A guy wearing provocative clothes”. This clearly shows that there is a serious lack of knowledge about the sex workers’ community, which is why development of activities by which sex workers can be promoted is necessary.
The perception of the need to change the legal framework that targets sex workers is significantly expanded. One part of sex workers openly accept the legalization of sex work, however, a great part of them believe that the legal framework should be changed, but not legalization of sex work. All of this suggests that the change of legislature is necessary in a framework adequate for the needs of sex workers and sex work in general, as well as improvement of knowledge and responsibilities of the sex workers’ community by the framework that would be proposed.
The results have shown improved awareness for their sexual health, readiness within the community to cooperate with police in an attempt to intercept human trafficking cases, continuous cooperation with the healthcare sector, improvement of secondary healthcare, and improved cooperation with members from the Ministry of Interior.
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