Table of Contents

1 Introduction
2 Sex workers before sex work
3 Sex worker union organising in North America
4 Australia and New Zealand
5 Germany and the Netherlands
6 Britain and continental Europe
7 Asia, Africa and Latin America
8 Influences on unionisation
9 Conclusion
Appendix: interviewees and informants
References

About the Author

Gregor Gall is Professor of Industrial Relations at University of Bradford School of Management, UK. He has authored and edited more than fifteen books on union and industrial relations including Sex Worker Union Organizing: An International Study (Palgrave Macmillan, 2006)

Reviews

“Worthwhile reading for anyone interested in the labour rights and political mobilization of sexual service providers, as well as the unionization of self-employed, precarious or marginalized workers more broadly. It provides a brief and concise overview of organizations, unions and pressure groups representing sexual service providers … . The book takes its readers to countries including the US, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Germany and the Netherlands, and explores the successes and failures of unionization efforts in these countries.” (Gregor Gall, Work, Employment and Society, Vol. 32 (05), October, 2018)

“Gall (Univ. of Bradford, UK) provides examples, challenges, and economicpossibilities of efforts to unionize sex workers throughout the globe. Gall’s academic book is based on interviews with union organizers and research focusing on leading industrial relations and economics journals. … it did succeed at presenting women as laborers trying to make changes in their occupational environment. Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals.” (G. E. Kaupins, Choice, Vol. 54 (3), November, 2016)