Olympics Archives - English Collective of Prostitutes https://prostitutescollective.net/tag/olympics/ 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. Sun, 10 Aug 2025 10:36:01 +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 Olympics Archives - English Collective of Prostitutes https://prostitutescollective.net/tag/olympics/ 32 32 BBC News: Will the Olympics bring more prostitutes? https://prostitutescollective.net/london-2012-will-the-olympics-bring-more-prostitutes-bbc-news/ Thu, 07 Jun 2012 08:41:59 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=2238 Major sporting events such as World Cups and Olympic Games are often preceded by warnings about a rise in prostitution and sex trafficking as a result of the impending influx of spectators. But will prostitution in London really increase because of the 2012 Olympics?It seems like every time a World Cup or an Olympics appears […]

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]]> Weekly Worker: Prostitutes are being targeted in the run-up to the Olympic Games https://prostitutescollective.net/end-harassment-of-sex-workers-weekly-worker/ Thu, 07 Jun 2012 08:37:31 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=2235 Sex workers in east London are facing victimisation in more ways than one leading up to the Olympic Games. There is an unholy alliance between, on the one hand, the government-driven police ‘clean-up’ operation and, on the other, often well-meaning victim support groups. The harassment leading up to the games is opposed by, among others, […]

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]]> Huffington Post: “Buy Sex – Pay the Price,” scream the posters in Brixton Tube https://prostitutescollective.net/not-on-our-streets-the-huffington-post/ Wed, 23 May 2012 13:27:46 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=2196 "Buy Sex - Pay the Price," scream the posters in Brixton Tube. A silhouette of a shady man stands underneath the headline, moodily checking his mobile phone. "Lambeth Council and Lambeth police are targeting those who buy sex," explains the blurb, helpfully reminding commuters that "Prostitution is a form of violence against women and girls." […]

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]]> Statement: We don’t want legalised brothels https://prostitutescollective.net/we-dont-want-legalised-brothels/ Mon, 21 May 2012 08:45:46 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=1992 Denis Hof, Nevada Bunny Ranch owner, proposes a temporary licence to run a brothel during the Olympics.Niki Adams, English Collective of Prostitutes, comments:“Sex workers don’t need or want licensed or legalised brothels so that bosses have more opportunities to exploit us. We want decriminalisation, like in New Zealand, so we can work together collectively and […]

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]]> Independent: How the Olympic clean-up put sex workers in danger https://prostitutescollective.net/how-the-olympic-clean-up-put-sex-workers-in-danger-the-independent/ Sat, 12 May 2012 12:44:06 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=2082 An increase in police raids over the past 18 months has seen prostitutes moved on.When the oldest profession clashes with the Ancient Games, the women get moved on. Raids on brothels and tough action against street prostitutes in parts of London hosting the Olympics have sparked claims that the streets are being cleared at the […]

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]]> Londra 2012, operazione ‘decoro’: retate anti-prostituzione in vista delle Olimpiadi https://prostitutescollective.net/londra-2012-operazione-decoro-retate-anti-prostituzione-in-vista-delle-olimpiadi-il-fatto/ Wed, 04 Apr 2012 12:31:13 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=2070 Dopo le tende per contenere gli ubriachi e toglierli così dalla vista dei turisti che affolleranno Londra per le Olimpiadi (dando l’idea di una città sana e pulita), ora in Inghilterra hanno optato per un giro di vite contro la prostituzione. E così sono partite le retate per togliere le lavoratrici del sesso dalle strade dei cinque quartieri a […]

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]]> Independent: Sex workers feeling threatened by crackdown near Olympic site https://prostitutescollective.net/sex-workers-feeling-threatened-by-crackdown-on-prostitution-near-olympic-site/ Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:29:02 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=2068 A crackdown on prostitution in the Olympic boroughs is putting the lives of sex workers at risk, it has been claimed.New figures show that arrests of prostitutes in the areas surrounding the Olympic site in Newham have increased dramatically in the run-up to the Games.In Tower Hamlets, the number of arrests made in the first […]

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]]> Statement: Crackdowns on prostitution putting sex workers’ lives at risk https://prostitutescollective.net/crackdowns-on-prostitution-putting-sex-workers-lives-at-risk/ Mon, 02 Apr 2012 13:11:13 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=2193 As arrests, raids and prosecutions of sex workers increase in Olympic boroughs and throughout the UK, calls for the decriminalisation of prostitution highlight the need to protect sex workers from rape and violence. Cari Mitchell, English Collective of Prostitutes commented: “Police crackdowns are putting sex workers’ lives at risk. Security systems among women on the street are […]

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]]> Evening Standard: Met ‘is too severe in shutting brothels’ https://prostitutescollective.net/met-is-too-severe-in-shutting-brothels-london-evening-standard/ Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:24:34 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=2065 The Met should turn a blind eye to prostitutes working in brothels, according to a Conservative member of the London Assembly.Andrew Boff claimed today that police were being too "severe" in shutting small-scale brothels ahead of the Olympics, forcing women on to the street and putting them in danger.Mr Boff also called for brothels to […]

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]]> The Guardian: London 2012 Olympics crackdown on brothels ‘puts sex workers at risk https://prostitutescollective.net/london-2012-olympics-crackdown-on-brothels-puts-sex-workers-at-risk/ Sun, 10 Apr 2011 07:55:06 +0000 http://prostitutescollective.net/?p=2373 Scotland Yard has been accused of endangering sex workers after it emerged that officers were targeting brothels in London's Olympic boroughs as part of a coordinated clean-up operation ahead of the 2012 games.The Yard's human exploitation and organised crime command (SCD9) was launched in April last year, bringing together expertise in the fields of clubs and […]

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