Sex workers organize to defend their rights around military base in the Philippines
Add to Cart Add to Lightbox DownloadPerla Ramos is a member of Buklod, an organization formed in the 1980s that unites prostitutes and former prostitutes in education, self-empowerment, and the defense of their rights. Here she sews a shopping bag out of recycled food packaging at the organization's office in Olongapo, a city that formed around the giant U.S. Navy base in Subic Bay on the Philippines island of Luzon. The women sell the bags to support their families.
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- Paul Jeffrey
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- Sex workers in Olongapo

