Neo-liberalism with its focus on freemarket economics is eroding traditional labour structures and livelihoods. Impoverished women and children, especially in the Global South, are particularly vulnerable to the excesses of such global capitalist forces. Furthermore, various forms of discrimination, including sexism, classism, and racism, combine in exploitative practices in factories, domestic jobs, in the sex industry and in the overall structure of the labour force. However, it is important to analyze issues affecting sex workers in ways that go beyond the traditional discourse on prostitution, trafficking and migration, which tend simply to stigmatize women as victims.