Diagram 5: Sex workers experienced violence while they were working
139.
From the study, among the violence faced by respondents who were sex
workers includes the following:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
Forced to have sex without payment by police and customer.
Customers paid less that the actual fee.
Robbed by customer.
Beaten by the customers and members of public.
Threw with eggs by members of public.
Stripped in the police lock-up.
Scolded and assaulted by customer and members of public.
Customers refused to wear condom.
Customers, polices and members of public used harsh words towards
them.
Police extorted money from them.
140.
Four trans women specifically mentioned that they had turned to sex work
because were unable to find a proper job.
141.
The study also shows that the impact of the discrimination at the workplace
towards the respondents were significant and had taken a toll on the
respondents as stated in the table 20 below.
Frequency
TW
TM
Intersex
Table 20: Impact of discrimination at the workplace
1. Stress, anxiety, isolation
61/100
49
11
1
2. Anger
55/100
45
9
1
3. Demotivated
45/100
35
10
0
4. Depression
43/100
33
9
1
Item
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