“…On one side are abolitionists, who see the problem as one of male violence against women, and hence define all sex work as exploitation (see, e.g., Barry, 1979;Pateman, 1988;Jeffreys, 1997Jeffreys, , 2009Miriam, 2005). On the other are labour and migration rights activists, who define the problem as one of labour exploitation, and argue for migration and labour rights for sex workers (see, e.g., Kempadoo and Doezema, 1998;Doezema, 2001Doezema, , 2010Agustin, 2002Agustin, , 2007Sharma, 2005;Andrijasevic, 2010). The entrenched argument has resulted in a set of overly simplistic stereotypes of either helpless victims in need of rescue or wilful sex workers expressing their agency.…”