Coalition de l'Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre sur le Travail du Sexe, CAFOC-TS

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Who do you work with?

CAFOC-TS est la plate forme des organisations des travailleurSEs du sexe oeuvrant pour la promotion de droits à la santé et à la protection des travailleurSEs du sexe dans l'espace francophone en Afrique de l'Ouest et du Centre. Elle travail avec les travailleurSEs du sexe mais aussi des alliées pour atteindre son objectif.

CAFOC-TS is the platform of sex worker organizations working for the promotion of health rights and protection of sex workers in the French-speaking world in West and Central Africa. She works with sex workers but also with allies to achieve her goal.

 

How are sex workers involved in your organisation?

A travers le comité de gestion qui est l'organe de gestion quotidienne constitué des 3 leaders des travailleurSEs du sexe élu par tout les travailleurSEs du sexe membres de CAFOC-TS; mais aussi à travers les 3 commissions comme organes de mobilisation de ressources, de renforcement de partenariat et organes de gestion quotidinnent de membres.

Through the management committee which is the day-to-day management body made up of the 3 leaders of sex workers elected by all sex workers who are members of CAFOC-TS; but also through the 3 committees as bodies for mobilizing resources, strengthening partnerships and daily management bodies for members.

Which of NSWP priority areas does your organisation work on?
Oppose the criminalisation and other legal oppression of sex work and support its recognition as work
Advocate for universal access to health services, including primary health care, HIV and sexual and reproductive health services
Speak out about violence against sex workers, including violence from police, institutions, clients, and intimate partners, while challenging the myth that sex work is inherently gender-based violence
Oppose human rights abuses, including coercive programming, mandatory testing, raids and forced rehabilitation
Challenge stigma and discrimination against sex workers, their families and partners, and others involved in sex work
Advocate for the economic empowerment and social inclusion of sex workers as sex workers
What are the two main challenges that the sex workers you work with face

1. Les pesenteures culturelle et religueses sur les politiques dans les differents Pays ;

2. Les legislations discriminatoire vis à vis des organisations mais surtout des travailleurSEs du sexe

1. Cultural burdens and religues on policies in different countries;

2. Legislation that discriminates against organizations but especially against sex workers

Describe other areas of your work

La documentation, constitue aussi notre travail. Nous lancons la mise en place des études et recherches pour documenter et publier les defis majeurs des travailleurSEs du sexe. Ceux qui nous permette de mettre en place des actions de plaidoyer pour donner une réponse aux nombreux defis dont font face les travailleurSEs du sexe

Documentation is also our job. We are launching the implementation of studies and research to document and publish the major challenges of sex workers. Those that enable us to implement advocacy actions to respond to the many challenges faced by sex workers

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Senegal