“He showed me a knife and said they would kill me and no one would know or care”: a qualitative study into the experiences of transnational sex workers in Ghana

Abstract

This study's findings highlight the urgent need for comprehensive policy reforms that address the root causes of migrant sex work, including better economic opportunities for women and the decriminalization or regulation of sex work to protect sex workers from the risks associated with its illegal status, such as police harassment, exploitation, and lack of legal protections.