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4th February 2019

Independent: Public sector employees increasingly turning to sex work due to austerity

Exclusive: ‘I’m more tired at home but we can get the food we want and decent shoes for the kids,’ says teacher who does sex workMaya Oppenheim Women’s Correspondent @mayaoppenheimIncreasing numbers of public sector workers are being forced to turn to sex workdue to austerity measures and welfare cuts, campaigners have warned.A leading campaigning group, which supports the decriminalisation of prostitution, says more […]

15th January 2019

Event: Launch of community research on sex work – Tues 5 Feb

Launch of new research:“What’s a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Job like This – a comparison between sex work and other jobs commonly done by women.”by the English Collective of Prostitutes.Hosted by Dawn Butler MPTuesday 5 February 2019, 6-8pmCommittee Room 5, Houses of ParliamentAll welcome.Speakers:Niki Adams (ECP) & Sophia Hill (community worker) – on the method and findings […]

27th December 2018

Independent: Students are turning to sex work for extra money

Students are turning to sex work for extra money but experts warn universities are ignoring the issueExclusive: ‘The financial situation for students is getting more and more bleakEleanor Busby Education CorrespondentUniversities must stop ignoring the plight of a growing number of students turning to sex work and should start offering non-judgemental support, campaigners demand.Students and experts have accused institutions of “simply […]

11th December 2018

Action Alert: Please protest repeated police raids and harassment against women working together safely and independently

UPDATEMany thanks to all who wrote to protest these raids. As a result, a senior policeman has agreed to meet the women and we hope that will help ensure that the flat isn’t raided again or closed down. Please hold any more of your protest letters for the moment. We’ll get back with more news […]

2nd December 2018

The Sunday Times: Letter – price of austerity

Price of austerityYes, women working in Chelsea Cloisters are paying a “huge rent” to an “astronomically wealthy” landlord: that is a widespread London experience. Yet women say they feel safer knowing they are not the only sex worker, and neighbours are not complaining — in fact they help one another, as in any good community.There […]

28th November 2018

ATMO: Why Prostitution Should Be Decriminalised

The English Collective of Prostitutes is an organisation that campaigns for sex workers’ safety and the decriminalisation of prostitution. It’s run by sex workers, for sex workers and is dedicated to supporting women who choose to earn a living in the sex industry, as well as those who want to get out of it.Legislation surrounding paid for […]

12th November 2018

Statement: Leeds Council meeting on Holbeck Managed Approach

Joint statement in response to a White Paper Motion submitted by Leeds Councillor Amanda Carter on the Leeds Managed Approach, which reads:COUNCIL MEETING – 14 TH NOVEMBER 2018“This Council notes the mounting objections to the Managed Approach in Holbeck and further notes growing evidence of resident and business dissatisfaction with this policy. This Council agrees […]

5th November 2018

Action Alert: Urgent legal help needed for migrant sex worker unjustly in detention facing deportation

UPDATE: Thanks to all who responded. We found a lawyer who is applying for legal aid. We want to challenge Home Office who say they are “protecting the public and combating the effects of persistent offending” by deporting her.We are the English Collective of Prostitutes, a network of sex workers working both on the streets and […]

1st November 2018

Bulletin 7: January – October 2018

The English Collective of Prostitutes gathers reports from our nationwide network and the media, and regularly publishes them in the form of a bulletin. These reports show that police crackdowns on prostitution are widespread, that women are subjected to surveillance and raids, are convicted, fined, and even go to prison – all with devastating consequences.In […]

25th October 2018

I News: Sex work was my only choice while bringing up my disabled daughter

‘When Esther McVey claims there are other jobs out there for me, I would ask her what jobs can fit around caring for a disabled child?’ By Heather Saul Esther McVey stirred controversy last week when she advised the women resorting to sex work because of financial hardship that there are “other jobs” available to […]