Dear Friends, We write as LGBTQ sex workers to ask for your support against proposals to further criminalise consenting sex. They are discriminatory and a breach of human rights, and will further endanger the lives and safety of sex workers, … Continue reading
Recommendations for changes in law and policy
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By the English Collective of Prostitutes which co-ordinates the Safety First Coalition In 2003, New Zealand decriminalized prostitution stating that “while not endorsing or morally sanctioning prostitution or its use” it aimed “to create a framework that: (a) safeguards the human rights … Continue reading
What we campaign for
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All sex workers must be decriminalised whether they work on the street or in premises. Scrap the prostitution laws: they criminalize sex workers, divide us from our families and friends, make us vulnerable to violence, and set us apart from … Continue reading
Briefing: Anti-trafficking – an excuse for a moralistic crusade against sex workers
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1. Claims that “80% of women in prostitution are controlled by traffickers”[1] have been thoroughly discredited, most recently in the Guardian’s extensive investigation ‘Prostitution and trafficking – the anatomy of a moral panic,’ 20 Oct 2009 http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/oct/20/trafficking-numbers-women-exaggerated Even the widely used claim that of 4,000 women … Continue reading
Know Your Rights – A-Z for Sex Workers
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Download the Rights Sheet here. English Collective of Prostitutes The “Girls’ Union” We are a network of women who work or have worked in different areas of the sex industry – both on the streets and indoors. Since 1975, we … Continue reading
Prostitutes and the recession: How David Cameron’s cuts are affecting British women
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By Gabriella Swerling The Independent Notebook Wednesday, 1 May 2013 The sex industry like most others is feeling the effects of the credit crunch. But in a grim role-reversal, it’s not the booming industry that’s suffering but its workers. As … Continue reading
1st May – Launch of petition Invest in a caring society — A living wage for mothers and other carers
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We invite you to the launch of an important petition. Invest in a caring society – a living wage for mothers and other carers Wednesday 1st May 2013, 7-9pm Room 10 on Committee Corridor, House of Commons London SW1 Westminster Chaired … Continue reading
Cari Mitchell on Mark Forrest BBC Radio Leeds
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Prostitutes scared to report sex attackers, study shows, Metro + our statement
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Prostitutes are regularly being raped, beaten up and targeted with racist abuse but most are unwilling to go to police, research shows. Sex workers in London reported crimes against them under a trial scheme that lets them add information to … Continue reading
ECP speak with Bedford Skeptics in the pub
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Friday, 19 April 2013 New Status For ‘Oldest Profession’? This month Carrie and Laura from the English Collective of Prostitutes (ECP) visited us to discuss their work in protecting the rights of sex workers and pushing for the decriminalisation of prostitution in … Continue reading
Skeptics talk about prostitution
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Published: 16/04/2013 16:20 – Updated: 16/04/2013 16:18 Written by KATHRYN CAIN A SERIES of debates by the Bedford Skeptics in a Pub group continues on Thursday night as members discuss the legislation surrounding prostitution. Speakers from The English Collective of … Continue reading
Austerity-hit London sex workers put lives at risk – study
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LONDON | Fri Apr 12, 2013 6:56pm IST (Reuters) – Sex workers in London are being forced to slash prices they charge clients because of the impact of the recession on the British economy and an influx of foreign competition, putting themselves … Continue reading
ECP at the Sex Worker Open University Glasgow
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Sex workers to campaign against new legal moves Stephen Naysmith Social affairs correspondent Wednesday 3 April 2013 The Herald Scotland SEX workers and campaigners are to stage a series of events to protest against criminalisation … Continue reading
Andrew Boff urges hate crime ruling to protect sex workers + our statement
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Labelling attacks against prostitutes as hate crimes could end the agony of those who suffer in silence, police have been told. Complaints by sex workers about violence are rare because they are either not taken seriously or treated as an … Continue reading