Less moral prejudice and more labor rights: Sex work in Nicaragua

Abstract

The article contains the main findings of the investigation "Political stakes of organized sex workers and their connection with feminism in Nicaragua". It reflects the collective work of sex workers who decided to organize themselves to face the discrimination and stigmatization that they live every day. The female Associations of sex workers “Las Golondrinas” and “Girasoles” have built a political agenda to demand the legalization of sex work as well as the fulfillment of their labor guarantees and their human rights. On this journey, they have established alliances with feminist groups and have found similarities in their fight to resist a patriarchal system, deeply unequal, that aims to control women’s sexualityand lives. The organization of sex workers is a sign of resistance to violence and control of the patriarchal system.