The English Collective of Prostitutes, based in Kentish Town, in London, have demanded worker status for thousands of sex workers across the countrySex workers are demanding bailouts from the government after their income plunged amid the coronavirus crisis.The English Collective of Prostitutes, based in Kentish Town, in London, have demanded worker status for thousands of […]
The posters appeared on London’s underground over the weekend, which saw a sex workers strike on International Women’s Day. (Twitter/pastachips)An adhacking campaign advocating sex work decriminalisation has appeared on the London Undergound – to viral results.The new posters, which appeared during the London-wide sex worker’s strike on International Women’s Day, call for sex work to be […]
By Anna Freeman Brexit is not only screwing the Great British pound and the price of Tesco’s Finest Prosecco – it’s screwing sex workers, too. A huge number of women selling sexual services in the UK hail from the EU-28 (43 percent of non-British sex workers in 2009 were EU nationals, according to a TAMPEP study). […]
On International Women’s Day 2020, sex workers and allies gathered in Soho to protest for decriminalisation. By Jake Hall; photos by Zeinab Batchelor In today’s world of corporate feminism and #girlboss tees, it’s easy to lose sight of what International Women’s Day actually represents. That was not the case in Soho on Sunday, where the streets were filled […]
The adhacking campaign precedes a protest to call for the normalisation of sex work and point out the dangers of criminalising it New posters on the London Underground are calling for the decriminalisation of sex work, as part of an adhacking campaign that comes simultaneous with a sex worker strike for International Women’s Day. “Why is using […]
The strike highlights the call by sex worker-led organisations across Europe for full decriminalisation of the industry By Frankie Miren This International Women’s Day, the International Committee on the Rights of Sex Workers in Europe (ICRSE) is launching a campaign calling for all feminists to support sex workers. The campaign focuses on sex workers’ grassroots activism across Europe – […]
Feminist arguments against sex work are as influential as they are dangerous.Frankie Miren Laura Watson EXPERT DISCUSSIONWe asked sex worker rights groups and allies around the world to discuss what works and doesn’t work when arguing for the decriminalisation of sex work. This series reports what they said.Sex workers fight daily battles to defend our rights. […]
Redbridge Council’s efforts to reduce prostitution are a “complete disgrace” that will endanger vulnerable women, an activist group has warned. The English Collective of Prostitutes (ECOP) has claimed that a £20,000 trial to change the mindset and behaviour of those soliciting sex will only force sex workers into more dangerous situations. The trial, announced earlier […]
“It’s a human right to be safe. So me as a sex worker, why am I not entitled to that?” Charlotte Rose, like many others in her profession, is calling for sex work law reform in the UK because she fears for her safety. While it’s not against the law to buy or sell […]
All charges were eventually dropped against the migrant women, whose case was fought by the English Collective of Prostitutes. Due to current laws around brothel-keeping, some women are too fearful to work together at the same location and as a result often compromise their safety by working alone. Two sex workers who were dragged through the courts […]