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#Sex Workers
# sex-workers - Monday 29 April, 2019
'I tried to fight so hard. I was chained and I had bruises': Woman forced into prostitution speaks out
Mary spoke about her ordeal, and what she had to do while she was kept by her human traffickers.
36 people questioned by gardaí as part of weekend operation targeting the buying of sex
Gardaí said they carried out operations in six divisions last weekend.
# sex-workers - Thursday 21 March, 2019
Amsterdam to ban guided tours through Red Light District from next year
Local authorities said that guided tours in the area are often “not respectful towards sex workers”.
# sex-workers - Saturday 5 January, 2019
No convictions secured against sex buyers since new laws introduced
Websites advertising sex remain operational.
# sex-workers - Saturday 27 October, 2018
Concerns growing about the number of underage boys being abused in Dublin brothels
A number of suspected brothels have been raided by gardaí in the last year.
# sex-workers - Tuesday 4 September, 2018
Opinion: 'All labour involves selling our bodies in some form, so what is different about sex work?'
Sex workers exist, there is no sign of them disappearing, and they deserve the same rights as other workers, writes Danny Rigg.
# sex-workers - Monday 18 June, 2018
Irish service supported 109 people affected by sex trafficking last year
The nationalities that had the highest access rate to Ruhama’s casework service were Nigerian (63 cases) and Irish (41)
# sex-workers - Friday 23 February, 2018
Buying sex has been illegal in Ireland for one year but 'very little' has changed
Supporters and detractors of the new law have spoken of their frustration over the new bill.
# sex-workers - Saturday 23 December, 2017
'I work because they are lonely': Sex workers describe the dangers of the trade at Christmas
Many sex workers face added dangers at Christmas time.
# sex-workers - Monday 27 March, 2017
'An historic day': It is now illegal to buy sex in Ireland
Not everyone is happy with the new legislation.
# sex-workers - Wednesday 26 October, 2016
'I don't see it as a solution': Government minister says proposed sex worker laws won't work
Fine Gael’s Eoghan Murphy said Ireland has not got the resources to police prostitution.
# sex-workers - Wednesday 28 September, 2016
'It's not working': Sex worker challenges new laws in court
Campaigners want to protect those who choose to be sex workers and not put them in harm’s way.
# sex-workers - Sunday 18 September, 2016
FactCheck: Would a new government bill really decriminalise sex workers?
FactCheck referees a dispute over a controversial new law.
# sex-workers - Tuesday 9 February, 2016
Judge praises sex workers' "courage and determination", returns "hard earned" cash stolen from them
The prosecution in the case of thief Mantas Grazevicius had suggested that two sex workers’ earnings that Grazevicius had stolen be confiscated by the State.
# sex-workers - Tuesday 2 February, 2016
New laws in Germany will make clients of sex-workers wear condoms
The laws will come into effect in July 2017 if they receive parliamentary backing.
# sex-workers - Wednesday 23 December, 2015
Why is the world's 29th richest person funding a campaign by Irish sex workers?
Billionaire investor and activist George Soros is backing the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland.
# sex-workers - Thursday 17 December, 2015
Sex workers marched on Leinster House tonight
The group held a vigil to oppose new laws criminalising those who pay for sex.
# sex-workers - Thursday 5 November, 2015
First man arrested under new prostitution laws in the North
A Bill to introduce similar legislation south of the border is currently in the works.
# sex-workers - Tuesday 11 August, 2015
'Prostitution should be legal because men want more sex than women'
An expert has proposed the controversial idea.
# sex-workers - Monday 15 June, 2015
Austrian brothel offers free sex in protest against high taxes
The owner said he will pay the women working for him to make up for what they would normally get from clients.
# sex-workers - Thursday 28 May, 2015
Poll: Should it be a crime to pay for sex?
It will be soon.
# sex-workers - Monday 18 May, 2015
Sex workers have asked Jill Meagher's husband to drop his support for an anti-sex trade group
Sex workers in St Kilda, Victoria, have signed an open letter to Tom Meagher claiming that campaigning for men to stop buying sex services is ‘not helpful’.
# sex-workers - Sunday 22 March, 2015
Ireland's ban on the purchase of sex will be challenged by a sex worker
Northern Ireland brought in new laws first and the Republic has followed.
# sex-workers - Sunday 25 January, 2015
Opinion: Buying a woman's body for sexual gratification is not a harmless act
It is not acceptable to turn a blind eye to the sex industry as it stands – far too little is done to protect the vulnerable.
# sex-workers - Wednesday 17 December, 2014
Masked sex workers to hold candlelit vigil outside Leinster House
They will remember the deaths of seven women in Ireland who were sex workers.
# sex-workers - Tuesday 25 November, 2014
Confirmed: It's going to be illegal to purchase the services of a sex worker
The age of consent is also to remain at 17.
# sex-workers - Wednesday 5 November, 2014
Over 300 women affected by trafficking and prostitution needed help last year
That is an 18% increase on 2012.
# sex-workers - Friday 17 October, 2014
Sex workers 'fear for their safety' if clients are criminalised
Minister for Justice Frances Fitzgerald has said she is “examining” legislation that would criminalise buying sex.
# sex-workers - Tuesday 22 July, 2014
Decriminalising prostitution would 'slash HIV rates among sex workers'
Some sex workers don’t carry condoms, to avoid arrest. This is a big problem.
# sex-workers - Saturday 21 June, 2014
'Sex didn’t exist until the Late Late show': Can Irish people talk about intimacy?
A conference taking place in Cork this weekend aims to start a public discussion on sexual wellbeing.
# sex-workers - Tuesday 20 May, 2014
Brazil worried World Cup will mean surge in child prostitution
Officials are now plastering public spaces with awareness-raising messages to warn tourists that child exploitation is a crime.
# sex-workers - Thursday 24 April, 2014
Fishermen blamed for huge number of HIV cases in Ugandan village
The going rate for sex in Kasensero is as little as €1.50.
# sex-workers - Wednesday 15 January, 2014
Prostitutes in Ibiza register to pay taxes and receive welfare
Because of the move, the women will be entitled to state benefits.
# sex-workers - Wednesday 4 December, 2013
France passes law to ban the purchase of sex, ICI calls on Ireland to follow suit
French lawmakers today approved the controversial bill that will make the clients of prostitutes liable for fines starting at €1,500.
# sex-workers - Monday 26 August, 2013
Switzerland's first sex drive-in opened this evening
The new drive-ins are designed to be safer for sex workers, with alarm buttons, doctors and security guards on-hand – but will people actually use them?
# sex-workers - Wednesday 6 February, 2013
Committee on prostitution legislation to hear from award-winning journalist
A wide variety of people and organisations working with those involved in prostitution have been asked to give their views on changes to prostitution legislation today – including RTÉ’s Paul Maguire.
# sex-workers - Tuesday 5 February, 2013
Former sex workers to speak to Justice committee on prostitution laws
The news comes days after former ‘Belle de Jour’ escort Brooke Magnanti expressed her concerns about the fact no sex workers to date had spoken to the committee.
# sex-workers - Saturday 2 February, 2013
Former 'Belle de Jour' concerned about Irish sex workers legislation
Brooke Magnanti told TheJournal.ie that sex workers themselves need to get to speak to the government on the issue – not just groups representing them.
# sex-workers - Thursday 21 June, 2012
Column: Think about sex trafficking. Do Irish people come to mind?
They should. Irish people have been trafficked abroad for sex – but it’s not as simple as you might think, writes David Lohan.
# sex-workers - Sunday 3 June, 2012
Column: Intervening in prostitution is not acting the nanny
Advocating the selling of sex is not just a bad idea, writes Lisa McInerney, but also a very blinkered one.
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