Comments on: A Migrant World of Services (or Aren’t Sexual Services Also Services?)

By: The Soft Weapon « The Honest Courtesan

The Soft Weapon « The Honest Courtesan — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 19:13:08 +0000

[...] and those who consistently support our rights (such as Laura Agustín, who recently republished her very first journal article on the subject), our cause sometimes gets a boost from sympathetic outsiders. When those [...]

By: Laura Agustín

Laura Agustín — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 13:51:16 +0000

thanks, william, i look forward to your fuller review!

By: William Thirteen

William Thirteen — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 11:34:55 +0000

just started reading your book last night and have reached the point in your text which examines just this point. very astute, i must say.

By: CANADA IMMIGRATION | HOW TO IMMIGRATION CANADA GUIDE

CANADA IMMIGRATION | HOW TO IMMIGRATION CANADA GUIDE — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 01:36:34 +0000

Immigration Canada: Crackdown on crooked consultants needs sharp teeth…

I found your entry interesting thus I’ve added a Trackback to it on my weblog …

By: Sex Traffic at the ICA : x:talk

Sex Traffic at the ICA : x:talk — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:47:32 +0000

[...] Laura María Agustín, author of Sex at the Margins and a former educator working with expatriate sex workers; Georgina [...]

By: A Migrant World of Services : x:talk

A Migrant World of Services : x:talk — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 18:29:00 +0000

[...] There is a strong demand for women’s domestic, caring and sexual labour in Europe which promotes migrations from many parts of the world. This paper examines the history of concepts that marginalise these as unproductive services (and not really ‘work’) and questions why the west accepts the semi-feudal conditions and lack of regulations pertaining to this sector. The moral panic on ‘trafficking’ and the limited feminist debate on ‘prostitution’ contribute to a climate that ignores the social problems of the majority of women migrants. Read the article here [...]