Sex workers at risk

YOUR article and editorial on Operation Kerb quotes from an anti-prostitution group (Ruhama) and a Dublin councillor about this policy as practiced in Sweden.

Had you chosen to quote from a Swedish sex worker affected by the policy, a very different view would have emerged.

In numerous studies they report that a primary effect of the law is that they now have less time to assess the safety of a client before accepting a transaction.

This exposes them to a greater risk of violence from dangerous clients.

Another effect is to move prostitution indoors where it is harder for social services — including those like Ruhama — to reach them.

Sarah Kelleher

Dublin 8