Sexual Exploitation Bill Archives - English Collective of Prostitutes

Bristol Live: The married woman working as a part-time escort to ‘keep her head above water’

English Collective of Prostitutes — Fri, 12 Nov 2021 12:08:00 +0000

"I do not think sex work is ever just about the sex"Lucy gives us a very warm welcome into her home and one of the first things she does is offer us a cup of tea, having a plate with biscuits on the coffee table.With a lovely big smile, the young woman seems relaxed straight […]

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Independent: The Sexual Exploitation Bill will put vulnerable women in a scary place

English Collective of Prostitutes — Tue, 02 Mar 2021 16:02:00 +0000

A controversial new proposal could make paying for sex a criminal offence and protect women from violence, but workers, activists and charities argue it will have the opposite effect, writes Rachel HaganPaying for sex could become a criminal offence in England and Wales if parliament approves a new bill which has been put forward by Dame […]

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Metro: Can making sex work legal really stop women from being trafficked?

English Collective of Prostitutes — Sat, 06 Feb 2021 12:38:56 +0000

By Lauren Crosby Medlicott, Freelance writerWhen Nadia arrived in the UK three days after she’d left her home in Eastern Europe, she thought she was coming to work as a nanny.It was a big move for the 18-year-old, who had made the traumatic decision to leave her baby behind. But for Nadia it was the only […]

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Dismantling claims about Diana Johnson’s Sexual Exploitation Bill

English Collective of Prostitutes — Mon, 25 Jan 2021 20:04:51 +0000

A response to Nordic Model Now - Dame Diana Johnson’s Sexual Exploitation Bill: The DebateThe COVID-19 pandemic has illustrated in real-time the dangerous effects that reducing demand for sex work has on sex workers. Exclusion from government support means many sex workers face a near-impossible choice between continuing to work or attempting to survive on Universal […]

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Action Alert: Ask your MP to oppose Diana Johnson’s Sexual Exploitation Bill

English Collective of Prostitutes — Mon, 18 Jan 2021 12:45:35 +0000

Diana Johnson’s Sexual Exploitation Bill comes back to parliament on 5 February. Its main provisions aim to “criminalise paying for sex” and target online sites where sex workers advertise. Criminalisation of clients undermines sex workers safety. The Bill includes provisions to decriminalise sex workers and provide services. We comment below on why these two measures, […]

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Sexual Exploitation Bill Private Members’ Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule) (2020)

English Collective of Prostitutes — Wed, 13 Jan 2021 14:47:00 +0000

In December 2020, Diana Johnson MP introduced a Ten-Minute Rule motion which aimed to criminalise the purchase of sex and target online sites where sex workers advertise. With members of its Safety First Coalition, including trade unionists, women’s and human rights organisations, the ECP briefed MPs against the motion. thousands of people wrote to their MP with […]

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Left Foot Forward: This proposed new law on sex work risks making the ‘hostile environment’ even worse

English Collective of Prostitutes — Fri, 18 Dec 2020 13:59:08 +0000

The hostile environment and exploitative capitalism fuels state violence against migrant sex workers, writes Rachel Trafford. “Police don’t ask us about trafficking – it is only about arrests.” Maria, a sex worker in the UK originally from Eastern Europe, knows the damage the current attitude of the state does for women working in the sex […]

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Each Other: Why The Sexual Exploitation Bill Will Make Vulnerable Women Less Safe

English Collective of Prostitutes — Thu, 17 Dec 2020 19:22:00 +0000

By Rachel Trafford, Immigration Advice Service content writer Today is International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. Credit: SWARM Paying for sex could become a criminal offence in England and Wales if Parliament approves a new Bill which claims to protect women from sexual exploitation. But criminalisation will only further harm people who are already marginalised, argues Rachel […]

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Update: Campaign against a Bill to criminalise sex workers’ clients

English Collective of Prostitutes — Wed, 16 Dec 2020 22:07:03 +0000

Dear Friends, On Wednesday 9 December, Dame Diana Johnson MP, introduced a Ten-Minute Rule motion to Parliament which aims to criminalise the purchase of sex. The legislation, known as the Nordic model, which is coming back to Parliament for its second reading on the 29 January, also seeks to criminalise online sites which sex workers use to advertise their work. Johnson is […]

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Independent: Criminalising buying sex will harm vulnerable women, not help them

English Collective of Prostitutes — Mon, 14 Dec 2020 14:18:42 +0000

Diana Johnson’s bill aims to reduce demand for sex work by making its purchase illegal. Instead, the law could put women in danger and drive them into poverty Lauren Crosby Medlicott @laurenmedlicott Last Wednesday, Dame Diana Johnson, Labour MP for Kingston Upon Hull North, tabled a motion in the House of Commons to criminalise the purchase of […]

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