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# Sex Workers

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# nordic model
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.
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Oct 17th 2014, 9:56 PM
# pandemic
Decriminalising prostitution would 'slash HIV rates among sex workers'
Some sex workers don’t carry condoms, to avoid arrest. This is a big problem.
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Jul 22nd 2014, 6:45 AM
# the birds and the bees
'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.
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Jun 21st 2014, 8:15 AM
# World Cup
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.
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May 20th 2014, 7:30 AM
# Aids
Fishermen blamed for huge number of HIV cases in Ugandan village
The going rate for sex in Kasensero is as little as €1.50.
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Apr 24th 2014, 8:15 AM
# Sex Workers
Prostitutes in Ibiza register to pay taxes and receive welfare
Because of the move, the women will be entitled to state benefits.
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Jan 15th 2014, 3:41 PM
# Prostitution
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.
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Dec 4th 2013, 5:54 PM
# at the drive-in
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?
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Aug 26th 2013, 6:41 PM
# Prostitution
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.
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Feb 6th 2013, 6:45 AM
# Sex Workers
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.
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Feb 5th 2013, 3:01 PM
# Prostitution
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.
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Feb 2nd 2013, 8:30 AM
Voices
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.
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Jun 21st 2012, 7:00 AM
Voices
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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Jun 3rd 2012, 8:29 AM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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May 30th 2012, 4:52 PM
# Prostitution
Sex workers concerned over 'indiscriminate nature' of brothel raids
Carrying out searches in “all known properties” and not just ones suspected of exploitation or trafficking is dangerous for independent sex workers, says SWAI.
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May 30th 2012, 2:14 PM
Voices
Column: Sex workers face brutal abuse. Do we want this to be ‘normal’?
It’s time for legal action on the ‘oldest profession’ – which is far from a necessary evil, writes Denise Charlton.
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Feb 8th 2012, 7:30 PM
Voices
Column: Do we have the right to buy or sell sex?
Criminalising people who pay for sex diverts attention from the real victims being exploited, argues Paul Ryan
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Sep 27th 2011, 7:30 AM
Good Morning
The 9 at 9 Nine things you should know this morning…
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Aug 22nd 2011, 8:47 AM
Voices
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the globe.
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