Starting from the point of departure that sex work is a form of service sector labour, this article explores how sex workers, their own understanding of themselves as workers and consumers notwithsanding, are marginalized in the economic sphere. The article draws attention to the implications of the barriers to their income- generating activities (whether they decide to work on the street or not). The article also examines workers resistance and the avoidance strategies they employ attending in particular to how they challenge their marginalization as workers and consumers (obtaining credit cards, mortgages, apartment rentals, etc.). In conclusion, we examine the impact of the laws on the careers of these women noting that while the Criminal Code provisions have a significant impact there are numerous other laws that undermine their ability to define themselves as workers in their own right.