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In 2002, against a backdrop of increasingly repressive legislation and policies, a small collective of sex workers came together to form a working group that would track, responds to, and fights back against such 'progress'. Our aim is to ensure that all sex workers' voices are heard and that their human, health, and labor rights are recognized and protected.
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1y ago
In 2009, Norway adopted the Swedish Model. Now, a Crown-appointed Criminal Law Council have made an official recommendation to decriminalise the purchase of sex. ESWA Comms Officer Marin Scarlett speaks to PION Manager Astrid Renland about what this means for sex work in Norway.
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ESWA Blog
1y ago
To mark International Sex Workers' Rights Day on 3rd March, we are publishing the following speaking notes by Helga Konrad from the Round table discussion: Regulation of prostitution in the EU: its cross-border implications and impact on gender equality and women’s rights.
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ESWA Blog
1y ago
On 24 February 2022, following months of provaction, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Now, one year later, ESWA Comms Officer Marin Scarlett speaks to Legalife Director Nata Isaeva about how their lives have changed and how we can continue to support their work.
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ESWA Blog
1y ago
In her final blog post, ESWA Intern Hanna Nyman presents the findings of The health and well-being of sex workers in decriminalised contexts: a scoping review. This 2022 review identified and reviewed academic and grey literature to evaluate the health and wellbeing of sex workers in New Zealand and New South Wales, Australia.
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ESWA Blog
1y ago
In her second series of blog posts, ESWA Intern Hanna Nyman begins with a review of a 2020 report commissioned by HIV Ireland. Their findings add to the enormous body of evidence of the harm caused by laws that criminalise sex work.
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