Sex workers between vulnerability and criminalization

Recruitment is increasingly taking place via the Internet and social networks, through offers that at first glance appear to be ordinary employment or migration opportunities.

For migrant women and asylum seekers, this form of work carries multiple risks.

The KP clarifies that exemption from criminal liability applies only in cases where a person is identified as a victim of human trafficking.

Fear of the police, severe social stigmatization and the lack of a protective system lead many sex workers to avoid essential medical checkups.

In Kosovo, sex work involving migrant women is mainly addressed through deportation.