COVID 19 Archives - English Collective of Prostitutes https://prostitutescollective.net/tag/covid-19/ 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, 17 Jun 2025 16:19:25 +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 COVID 19 Archives - English Collective of Prostitutes https://prostitutescollective.net/tag/covid-19/ 32 32 Metro: Sex workers in the UK struggling since the pandemic say ‘I’d stop if I could’ https://prostitutescollective.net/metro-sex-workers-in-the-uk-struggling-since-the-pandemic-say-id-stop-if-i-could/ Wed, 28 Dec 2022 12:08:00 +0000 https://prostitutescollective.net/?p=17628 Tanyel MustafaIt recently hit headlines that certain MPs were using sex workers abroad while on parliamentary trips.Other reports include police officers using robbed money on sex workers, and detectives arresting sex workers, only to have sex with them at the police station.While this activity happens, sex workers in the UK are being dealt an increasingly rough hand.Earlier this year, […]

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]]> Each Other: How Sex Workers Are Coping Under UK Laws Since The Pandemic https://prostitutescollective.net/each-other-how-sex-workers-are-coping-under-uk-laws-since-the-pandemic/ Mon, 25 Apr 2022 20:08:24 +0000 https://prostitutescollective.net/?p=16848 By Karolina Piras, Freelance Journalist Credit: Mina Karenina (USW) Karolina Piras was awarded ‘Best Human Rights Story’ by EachOther’s judges at the annual Student Publication Awards this month for this article which was first published by Sane Magazine. The views expressed in the article belong to the author and do not necessarily represent the views of […]

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]]> National prostitution arrests during Covid-19 https://prostitutescollective.net/national-prostitution-arrests-during-covid-19/ Fri, 21 May 2021 11:10:00 +0000 https://prostitutescollective.net/?p=15419 See article below from Berkshire Live. Also reported (with local figures) in Buckinghamshire, Cheshire, Hampshire, Leicestershite, Somerset, Surrey, Teesside, Yorkshire.  Covid lockdown rules were broken to visit prostitutes in Berkshire Social distancing guidance and a ban on mingling with strangers didn’t stop some people from leaving home to visit prostitutes By Richard Ault Despite much […]

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]]> The Mirror: Desperate students sell sex to pay fees as lockdown kills off jobs in pubs and shops https://prostitutescollective.net/the-mirror-desperate-students-sell-sex-to-pay-fees-as-lockdown-kills-off-jobs-in-pubs-and-shops/ Sat, 10 Apr 2021 18:02:00 +0000 https://prostitutescollective.net/?p=15193 EXCLUSIVE: Many students like Sophie are turning to the sex industry as they struggle financially Desperate students selling sex to make ends meet are behind a surge of pleas for help to the “prostitutes’ union”. The English Collective of Prostitutes said calls to its helpline from young people at university and college have risen by […]

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]]> The Guardian: UK sex workers face rising violence and hardship during pandemic https://prostitutescollective.net/the-guardian-uk-sex-workers-face-rising-violence-and-hardship-during-pandemic/ Fri, 29 Jan 2021 17:51:26 +0000 https://prostitutescollective.net/?p=15066 Some women have taken up sex work for the first time because of money worries, while others who had left the trade have returnedSex workers across the UK are facing increased violence and hardship as a result of lockdowns and coronavirus restrictions, charities and support organisations have warned.They say sex workers are in more dire […]

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]]> Buzz News: Growing numbers of women turning to sex work due to ‘desperate poverty’ during Covid-19 https://prostitutescollective.net/buzz-news-growing-numbers-of-women-turning-to-sex-work-due-to-desperate-poverty-during-covid-19/ Thu, 21 Jan 2021 17:57:00 +0000 https://prostitutescollective.net/?p=15068 Not all sex-workers are being exploited for many it is their only way out of 'desperate poverty'. Buzz reporter Lauren Joy finds out more.The English Collective of Prostitutes says there is a growing number of women being forced into sex work during the pandemic posing risks to their health.The organisation which began in 1975, campaigns […]

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]]> Independent: Growing numbers of women turning to sex work as Covid crisis pushes them into ‘desperate poverty’ https://prostitutescollective.net/independent-growing-numbers-of-women-turning-to-sex-work-as-covid-crisis-pushes-them-into-desperate-poverty/ Sat, 09 Jan 2021 14:06:56 +0000 https://prostitutescollective.net/?p=15025 Exclusive: ‘Cruel austerity measures are pushing us into prostitution and trapping us in it,’  says campaignerMaya Oppenheim Women’s Correspondent @mayaoppenheimIncreasing numbers of women are turning to sex work for the first time as the pandemic pushes them into “desperate poverty”, campaigners warned.Leading organisations which support sex workers said there has been a substantial rise in women doing sex work […]

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]]> The Justice Gap: Sex work in a pandemic – criminalising survival https://prostitutescollective.net/the-justice-gap-sex-work-in-a-pandemic-criminalising-survival/ Tue, 22 Dec 2020 10:09:01 +0000 https://prostitutescollective.net/?p=14997 Image: English Collective of ProstitutesAusterity cuts, the introduction of the harsh Universal Credit scheme and the Hostile Environment has driven more people to sex work to meet their basic needs. Despite this, sex work remains a criminalised profession that is not recognised as legitimate work. The pandemic further exposes the injustice caused to sex workers […]

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]]> I News: Sex workers are relying on food banks to feed their kids – Covid-19 is pushing them into destitution https://prostitutescollective.net/i-news-sex-workers-are-relying-on-food-banks-to-feed-their-kids-covid-19-is-pushing-them-into-destitution/ Fri, 04 Dec 2020 11:07:27 +0000 https://prostitutescollective.net/?p=14814 Women are worried about eviction and risking their health by working because they cannot survive any other way – they urgently need Government support By Niki Adams   I got a text from Jilly a couple of days ago. “I had a stripping job on Saturday and was forced to do it as broke and I […]

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]]> KOS Magazine: Sex work during COVID-19 https://prostitutescollective.net/kos-magazine-sex-work-during-covid-19/ Thu, 26 Nov 2020 10:33:56 +0000 https://prostitutescollective.net/?p=14775 In our new normal, staying at least a metre away from other people is mandatory pretty much everywhere you go. But for the UK’s 70,000 sex workers, following these rules could mean going hungry or homeless. Sex workers in the UK have largely been shut out from government schemes to protect those unable to work due […]

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