Montreal strippers plan strike for Formula One weekend - Reuters

"As strippers, we are considered independent contractors, this means that on paper we are treated the same as, say, an independent plumber that you would hire for your home repairs."

— Sex Work Autonomous Committee (SWAC) , Activist

"The clubs are at their busiest, making it the most lucrative period of the year for our boss."

— Sex Work Autonomous Committee (SWAC) , Activist

"As strippers, we are considered independent contractors, this means that on paper we are treated the same as, say, an independent plumber that you would hire for your home repairs."

— Sex Work Autonomous Committee , Activist

"The clubs are at their busiest, making it the most lucrative period of the year for our boss."

— Sex Work Autonomous Committee , Activist

"It happens to every worker every year that we’ll go home and find ourselves in the red."

— Céleste Ivy , Activist

"If they decide to walk out, the bosses will freak out."

— Francine Tremblay , Academic

"As strippers, we are considered independent contractors, this means that on paper we are treated the same as, say, an independent plumber that you would hire for your home repairs."

— Sex Work Autonomous Committee , Activist

"The clubs are at their busiest, making it the most lucrative period of the year for our boss."

— Sex Work Autonomous Committee , Activist

"This is the first time that we’re being vocal about our concerns. We want to be heard. We want our work to be recognized as work."

— Celeste Ivy , Activist

"If they decide to walk out, the bosses will freak out."

— Francine Tremblay , Academic

"În calitate de stripteuze, suntem considerate contractante independente, ceea ce înseamnă că, pe hârtie, suntem tratate la fel ca, să zicem, cu un instalator independent pe care l-ați angaja pentru reparațiile din casa dumneavoastră."

— Comitetul Autonom al Lucrătorilor din Industria Sexului (SWAC) , Activist

"Since we’re not salaried employees, we don’t have access to the protections that other workers usually have."

— Celeste Ivy , Activist

"If they decide to walk out, the bosses will freak out."

— Francine Tremblay , Academic

"Nobody should be paying to work, especially if you’re not receiving a wage."

— Kit , Other

"The main issue is safety."

— Lena Rozanov , Activist

"Bell GPCanada strongly objects to any form of sexual exploitation, violence or harassment."

— Jeff Lambert , Executive