Photo: Juno MacNew sex worker-led campaign Hookers Against Hardship is calling for an end to stigmatisation and more government support in this crisis.Suyin HaynesThe cost of living crisis has hit millions of people hard, with latest reports indicating that 8 million in the UK are struggling to pay their bills, and food prices reaching the highest they’ve been in 40 years. […]
Media release date: Monday 24th October, 6pmImage credit: United Sex Workers 2022A coalition of major UK sex worker-led organisations has launched a campaign to raise awareness of the specific impact the cost of living crisis will have on sex workers’ lives and working conditions. The campaign, ‘Hookers Against Hardship’, demands specific action from the government […]
The English Collective of Prostitutes is part of the Hookers Against Hardship campaign along with other sex worker led organisations in the UK. The campaign builds on the ECP’s work over decades demanding that the government address the poverty, homelessness and debt that forces so many people, particularly mothers, into sex work. We also demand an […]
“It’s not only a financial problem, it’s causing mental health issues from the constant worry about money, bills and feeding a family”By Shashana BrownThe number of women working in the UK sex industry has increased due to spiralling prices and soaring energy bills pushing more people into financial need. Women who have left the sector […]
Beatrice TridimasWhat’s the context?As millions of Britons take on second jobs to pay rising bills, some people are opting to sell sex for the first time on platforms like OnlyFans and TwitterSurging household costs take heavier toll on womenSex workers see earnings shrink as clients stay awayNewcomers at risk from lack of information, supportLONDON – […]
EXCLUSIVEThe type of work varies from adult phone lines and webcam performing to in-person escorting and selling sex on the streetBy Katie GrantWomen are selling sex as a second job due to the cost of living crisis, i has learned.As rising inflation, soaring energy bills and real-terms wage cuts gnaw away at household budgets, greater numbers of […]
Financial turmoil is pushing people who work in the sex industry into more dangerous and desperate situations as a means of survival, reports Ella Glover.“I’m afraid to set any boundaries now and just feel like I have to cater to a client’s every need,” says Emily*, a sex worker from the UK. “The stakes of […]
The number of calls to the English Collective of Prostitutes – a grassroots organisation of sex workers – has surged by a third, figures have shownWomen are being forced into sex work in a desperate bid to make money amid the cost of living crisis.The north London-based organisation, which has helplines and national hubs in several major […]
More women are turning to sex work for the first time, while others who have managed to leave it behind are having to return in order to pay their bills, outreach workers have told Sky News.The cost of living crisis is pushing more women into sex work and leaving them unable to say no to […]