The HIV epidemic was hidden from us, and now it is killing people. We were told it was a gay disease. We should stop hiding the truth because keeping things hidden kills people. We get harassment from the community and the police. The mining security, the community, the children harass us.
Police use batons to harass sex workers.
This conference cost thousands, and sex workers are flown here, outreach workers and health professionals are paid, but sex workers are always expected to lend their expertise for free as peer educators. This is insulting. We are working for you here, while NGO and government workers are paid for their work. Paying sex workers for their work as peer educators should be a priority for NGO's working. This is our conference.