The x:talk project is a political effort to organise and empower sex workers. The majority of our time and work is spent teaching English classes to migrant sex workers. The vast majority of x:talk co-operative members are unpaid workers. Whilst we understand that people may wish to research the x:talk project and the work we do, under no circumstances can researchers or media workers use the x:talk classes to recruit research participants, interview students or gain access for academic research. Nor will we hand out surveys to the students. Being the subjects of research and media stories is not always a positive experience and our main priority is providing a respectful, confidential and safe space.