TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2017//
TI  - 'If this isn't for my children, who is it for?' Exploring experiences of structural violence among migrant mothers who sell sex in Johannesburg
JO  - Families, relationships and societies
A1  - Walker, Rebecca Jane
SP  - 291
EP  - 306
VL  - 6
IS  - 2
N2  - This article examines the vulnerabilities and forms of structural violence experienced by migrant mothers who sell sex. In Johannesburg, migrant sex workers face multiple vulnerabilities including abuse, discrimination, criminalisation, and many levels of violence, directed particularly at nonnationals. For migrant mothers selling sex, these vulnerabilities increase as they balance the responsibilities of providing for their dependants with the risks and challenges that selling sex entails. Drawing from semi-structured interviews with cross-border migrant women, this article explores their difficulties in accessing healthcare, in finding accommodation, widespread stigmatisation and xenophobia. The article argues that to develop a greater understanding of women who are migrants, who sell sex and who are mothers, there is a need to further explore the challenges that they face as well as the multiple roles negotiated in everyday life.     Keywords: MIGRATION; MOTHERS; SEX WORK; SOUTH AFRICA; STRUCTURAL VIOLENCE; URBAN SPACES    Document Type: Research Article    Affiliations: Email: bexjwalker@gmail.com<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2046-7435
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/204674317X14861128573280
ID  - ref1
ER  -