Links
To find projects which work to help and assist sex workers contact the two national bodies – the UK Network Sex Workers Projects and the National Christian Alliance on Prostitution.
Interesting article by the UKNSWP coordinator.
Background on UKNSWP.
The UKNSWP emphasis tends to be projects that work in the health field and often promote harm reduction rather than exiting. They do include projects that, through the inroad of health, do work in the indoor scene too, mainly offering STI testing and condoms. The projects of NCAPUK tend to be more street-based or criminal justice, take a view more towards helping sex workers to exit and have a broadly Christian ethos. Their website has useful resources to help projects start up and maintain themselves, such as policy documents, funding sources and other helpful advice.
Article around health concerns of government policy.
IUSW: Sex workers can join a union.
The GMB opened up to sex workers in 2003.
Read here for discourse on the rights and wrongs of unionisation and the difficulties for socialists (good article)
A manifesto put together by Sex workers in Europe.
An overview of the industry
Thomas M. Steinfatt, Working at The Bar: Sex Work and Health Communication in Thailand.
The result of data gathered from thousands of workers and customers in Thailand over a period of twelve years, Working at the Bar covers all aspects of an industry that, although it does not conform to various Western ideals, is nevertheless enormously significant.
Political views vary. See 'Greens vote to de-criminalise'.
Actresses like Emma Thompson are highlighting the issue of trafficking and trying to de-mystify the trade by encouraging each of us to go in and investigate. Read the article here.
Maybe not a good idea for everyone!
Lines have become blurred with the sexualisation of the media
It's not just women!
Violence against sex workers – research
Using Occupational Safety and Health Regulations to assist sex workers
Lots of articles on the rights of sex workers and the issue of trafficking
ECPAT
Good website for research around sex work.
Research linked to age of entry.
Research exploring the difficulties of exiting.
Guardian newspaper article: 'It's abuse and a life of hell'
Sex workers campaigning for their right to work legally.
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