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NSWP join MPs and leaders in the HIV response to urge the UK Government to protect HIV funding

Submitted by NSWP on 8th June 2021

To coincide with the start of the UN High-Level Meeting on HIV & AIDS, NSWP has joined STOPAIDS and over 140 cross-party MPs and leaders in the HIV response in writing to the UK Government.

The letter warns that whilst other Governments will be ramping up their leadership for the HIV response, with making significant cuts to the aid budget, the UK risks stepping away from its historic leadership position at a critical time in the fight to end AIDS.

The Supreme Court of Spain recognises the right of sex workers to form unions

Submitted by NSWP on 2nd June 2021

The Supreme Court of Spain has issued a ruling recognising the right of sex workers to form unions. The ruling comes after an appeal from NSWP member organisation Organización de Trabajadoras Sexuales OTRAS. The judges agree with OTRAS when they consider that its members "enjoy the fundamental right to freedom of association and have the right to organise".

EU Migrant Sex Work in the UK Post-Referendum

Submitted by NSWP on 31st May 2021

NSWP member organisation the English Collective of Prostitutes and Dr Laura Connelly from the University of Salford have published new research that looks at EU Migrant Sex Work in the UK Post-Referendum.  

The research, conducted in 2019, shows that violence, xenophobia and threats of deportation against migrant sex workers from the European Union have risen since the EU Referendum.

Key findings from the research include:

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PDF icon EU Migrant Sex Work in the UK Post-Referendum - English Collective of Prostitutes, 2021
PDF icon Munca sexuală a imigranților din UE în Regatul Unit după - English Collective of Prostitutes, 2021

Red Umbrella Fund Seek Programme Advisory Committee Members

Submitted by NSWP on 10th May 2021

Red Umbrella Fund are looking for two sex workers or strong allies from somewhere in North America and Central Europe, Eastern Europe and Central Asia.

Red Umbrella Fund is the first-ever global grantmaking collaborative guided by and for sex workers. Red Umbrella Fund is guided by an International Steering Committee (ISC) made up of sex workers and donors. The ISC decides the grantmaking criteria, approves the annual budget and makes other strategic decisions.

Decrim Now write open letter opposing the introduction of the Nordic Model in the UK

Submitted by NSWP on 12th April 2021

An open letter from Decrim Now calling on UK MPs to oppose further criminalisation of sex work has received over 150 signatures. NSWP have joined organisations such as Amnesty International, Liberty, Freedom United, Stonewall and Sisters Uncut in adding their support to the sex worker-led call, as have unions including GMB and United Voices of the World, and celebrities including FKA Twigs.

TAMPEP members call for equal treatment with other professions

Submitted by NSWP on 7th April 2021

NSWP member organisation TAMPEP has called for sex workers to receive equal treatment with other professions. The statement comes as areas of Europe enter new periods of lockdown and sex workers continue to face extreme hardship as well as stigma and discrimination.

You can read an excerpt of the TAMPEP statement below or visit the TAMPEP website to read the full statement.

NSWP Statement of Support for the Decriminalisation of Sex Work in Malta

Submitted by NSWP on 23rd March 2021

The Global Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP) strongly supports efforts to decriminalise sex work that have been put forward by the Government of Malta. We reiterate the need for a human rights-based approach to sex work and encourage the Maltese government to continue with the law reform towards the full decriminalisation of sex work.

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PDF icon NSWP Statement of Support for the Decriminalisation of Sex Work in Malta, NSWP - 2020