APPG on Prostitution Archives - English Collective of Prostitutes https://prostitutescollective.net/tag/appg-on-prostitution/ Since 1975, the English Collective of Prostitutes has been campaigning for the abolition of the prostitution laws which criminalize sex workers and our families, and for economic alternatives and higher benefits and wages. Tue, 19 Aug 2025 15:54:47 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://prostitutescollective.net/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/favicon-260-x-260-150x150.png APPG on Prostitution Archives - English Collective of Prostitutes https://prostitutescollective.net/tag/appg-on-prostitution/ 32 32 All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Commercial Sexual Exploitation: inquiry into trafficking for sexual exploitation (2019) https://prostitutescollective.net/all-party-parliamentary-group-appg-on-commercial-sexual-exploitation-inquiry-into-trafficking-for-sexual-exploitation-2019/ Thu, 15 Aug 2019 20:03:00 +0000 https://prostitutescollective.net/?p=16051 As a follow up to the Government commissioned review of the Modern Slavery Act 2015, the APPG launched its call for evidence on whether the legal framework of Great Britain (excluding Northern Ireland) “makes it a more attractive destination for those involved in trafficking adults for the purpose of sexual exploitation”. The ECP’s evidence detailed […]

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]]> Press Coverage: Sex Workers Protest Outside Parliament https://prostitutescollective.net/press-coverage-sex-workers-protest-outside-parliament/ Wed, 11 Jul 2018 13:35:55 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=7398 Dear friends,On Wednesday 4 July, MPs debated a proposal from the discredited All Party Parliamentary Group on Prostitution (APPGP) to shut down online sites where sex workers advertise.Please see below some of the press coverage of the debate and a protest in Parliament Square called by the ECP, SWARM and X:Talk Project:Buzzfeed: MPs Want To […]

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]]> MPs – PLEASE start listening to sex workers https://prostitutescollective.net/an-open-letter-to-mps-please-start-listening-to-sex-workers/ Mon, 09 Jul 2018 18:14:18 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=7393 When I went along for my first meeting with an MP (Yvette Cooper) in 2015 I was so nervous. I had never met an MP before and I knew it was going to be difficult. I have always had little confidence in my oral skills (not in that way you pervert). You see my education […]

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]]> Vice: The UK’s Proposed “Anti-Trafficking” Bill Would Hurt Sex Workers https://prostitutescollective.net/vice-the-uks-proposed-anti-trafficking-bill-would-hurt-sex-workers/ Fri, 06 Jul 2018 21:21:55 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=7391 With FOSTA/SESTA already proving to be damaging in the US, why is the UK looking to push through similar legislation?Photoa via VICE UK"Decriminalise sex work, for safety’s sake.”This was one of many slogans being hurled at the House of Commons Wednesday afternoon, by a roughly 200-strong collection of sex workers and activists. They’ve come out […]

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]]> Video: Sex workers protest website ban https://prostitutescollective.net/video-sex-workers-protest-website-ban/ Fri, 06 Jul 2018 17:54:40 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=7419 The post Video: Sex workers protest website ban appeared first on English Collective of Prostitutes.

]]> Buzzfeed: MPs Want To Crack Down On Men Who Buy Sex, But These Sex Workers Say They’re Not Being Listened To https://prostitutescollective.net/buzzfeed-mps-want-to-crack-down-on-men-who-buy-sex-but-these-sex-workers-say-theyre-not-being-listened-to/ Fri, 06 Jul 2018 14:05:25 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=7383 The MPs said they understood the sex workers' views, but that their priority is to protect the most vulnerable.  A group of MPs are pushing the government to do more to crack down on exploitation in sex work, and have said that online adverts for sex work should be banned. However, sex workers have said […]

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]]> Video: BBC News – Prostitution websites ban debated by MPs https://prostitutescollective.net/bbc-news-prostitution-websites-ban-debated-by-mps/ Wed, 04 Jul 2018 17:57:46 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=7378  A cross-party group of MPs says the owners of such sites "directly and knowingly" profit from sex-trafficking and wants the Home Office to intervene.The group adds that a small number of sites "dominate the marketplace" and have named two in particular: Vivastreet and Adultwork.But sex-worker-rights campaigners say the proposal would be "a disaster".Three organisations - the […]

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]]> Press Release: Sex workers and human rights activists protest outside Parliament against a Trump-inspired law that would endanger sex workers and empower exploiters https://prostitutescollective.net/press-release-sex-workers-against-a-trump-inspired-law/ Tue, 03 Jul 2018 12:35:31 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=7375 Sex workers today join with other feminists and human rights activists to voice their opposition to a Trump-inspired ‘anti-trafficking’ law - the US version is known as SESTA/FOSTA (1) - ahead of a debate on mirroring them in the UK, which will be held in the House of Commons on Wednesday (2). The proposed legislation […]

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]]> Briefing: Oppose a ban on sex workers advertising online https://prostitutescollective.net/briefing-oppose-a-ban-on-sex-workers-advertising-online/ Sun, 01 Jul 2018 15:21:06 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=7366 Stop attacking sex workers. Listen to what sex workers say would make our work safer & support us in our efforts to organise against exploitation and violence.On Wednesday 4 July, MPs are due to debate a proposal from the discredited All Party Parliamentary Group on Prostitution (APPGP) to close down online sites where sex workers […]

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]]> West End Extra: Pop-up brothel inquiry findings ‘shoddy’, say prostitutes group https://prostitutescollective.net/west-end-extra-pop-up-brothel-inquiry-findings-shoddy-say-prostitutes-group/ Wed, 30 May 2018 17:25:58 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=7330 All Party Group recommends criminalising paying for sexBy Tom FootFINDINGS from an inquiry investigating pop-up brothels have been blasted as “shoddy”, according to the English Collective of Prostitutes.The All Party Parliamentary Group on Prostitution has said it is “vital” that paying for sex is criminalised to “end demand from buyers”.But ECP spokeswoman Cari Mitchell said […]

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