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Socialist Fight: Sex Work – No Client Criminalisation

English Collective of Prostitutes — Mon, 07 Mar 2016 20:01:00 +0000

From Socialist Fight No 19 – February/March 2015 By Niki Adams, English Collective of Prostitutes For years sex workers, burdened by stigma and discrimination, found it hard to speak and organise in our own name. This has started to change and a recent example shows how effective campaigns spearheaded by sex workers can be. In November last year, Fiona Mactaggart MP tried […]

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New Statesman: Why the next general election will be pivotal for sex worker rights

English Collective of Prostitutes — Tue, 02 Dec 2014 10:38:42 +0000

In the lead-up to the general election, we have the chance to move the debate forwards, towards the full decriminalisation of sex work. BY MARGARET CORVID When I became a sex worker, I thought I was entering a marginal, grey area, as far away from politics as any occupation can be. Instead, I found myself part […]

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Modern Slavery Bill (2014)

English Collective of Prostitutes — Mon, 01 Dec 2014 17:47:06 +0000

In 2012 Labour MP Fiona Mactaggart proposed an amendment to the Modern Slavery Bill to make the purchase of sex illegal. Initially she had cross party support but after a campaign spearheaded by the ECP which saw thousands of sex workers lobby their MP, she was forced to withdraw the proposal. Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell MP […]

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VICE: British Politicians Need to Do More to Protect Prostitutes

English Collective of Prostitutes — Fri, 07 Nov 2014 20:50:00 +0000

By Frankie Miren “Last year, my friend was attacked by a client and was nervous to keep working alone, so I let her work from my place along with me, for safety,” says Toni of the Sex Worker Open University. “Unfortunately, we encountered another aggressive client who really frightened us. I threatened to ring the […]

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The Guardian: Listen to sex workers – we can explain what decriminalisation would mean

English Collective of Prostitutes — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 16:11:57 +0000

If progress is to be made now an amendment to the modern slavery bill has been defeated, MPs must invite us into the discussion Niki Adams theguardian.com 'Swedish sex workers have said that since clients have been criminalised, they have been treated worse by the authorities.' This week, the tide turned against attempts to attack sex […]

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Morning Star: Sex workers against client criminalisation bill

English Collective of Prostitutes — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 17:58:18 +0000

by Joana RamiroSEX workers and campaigners joined forces in the House of Commons yesterday to lobby against sections of new Bill which would criminalise clients.Members of the English Collective of Prostitutes (ECP) argued that some clauses of the Modern Slavery Bill could increase the dangers faced by sex workers.“We strongly oppose the criminalisation of clients, on […]

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Politics.co.uk: Criminalising clients makes sex work more dangerous

English Collective of Prostitutes — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 17:47:06 +0000

By Margaret Corvid The so-called Nordic model approach to sex work, which criminalises the client, is finally upon us. After being voted in in Northern Ireland, criminalisation of clients been snuck into the modern slavery bill with an amendment and two clauses by MP Fiona MacTaggart. The bill is being read today, and if these amendments are passed, it […]

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Daily Echo: Bill to criminalise sex workers defeated

English Collective of Prostitutes — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 17:00:25 +0000

By Sian Davies PLANS that were feared could have led to the further criminalisation of prostitutes have been defeated thanks to a long running campaign spearheaded by the Hampshire Women's Institute. An amendment to the Modern Slavery Bill put forward by Fiona Mactaggart MP which campaigners felt would have criminalised clients was dropped without even […]

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Press Release: Amendment to criminalise clients defeated

English Collective of Prostitutes — Wed, 05 Nov 2014 11:51:19 +0000

VICTORY – CRIMINALISATION OF CLIENTS DEFEATED We won! Our collective mobilisation defeated the amendment to the Modern Slavery Bill put forward by Fiona Mactaggart MP which would have criminalised clients. It dropped without even going to a vote. Another amendment put forward by Yvette Cooper MP, Shadow Home Secretary, calling for a “review of the links between […]

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Liberal Democrat Voice: Why Liberal Democrats must oppose any criminalisation of sex workers

English Collective of Prostitutes — Mon, 03 Nov 2014 17:51:13 +0000

By Sarah Noble Tuesday, Parliament will debate the Report Stage of the Modern Slavery Bill, and in particular, an amendments that would criminalise the purchase of sex in England and Wales, similar to the one that was passed in Northern Ireland just a couple of weeks ago. It’s important that, as Liberal Democrats, we oppose […]

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