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From 9 to 5: Sex Work Is Work
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From 9 to 5: Sex Work Is Work

2011-11-13 · 52 min · ★ 10.0

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There are hundreds of sex workers to whom the protection of the law at a labour and civilian level is not recognised. For that reason, in a similar way to what happens in many countries, they demand the end of the discrimination, the change of the law and the social power that has been denied to them. This film is a journey into the underworld of sex workers and their struggle for labour rights.

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Rodrigo Lacerda, Rita Alcaire
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Persona Non Grata Pictures
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Portugal
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