Legislation will hurt sex workers

We at Sex Workers’ Alliance of Ireland (SWAI) strongly disagree with Brian Killoran (Irish Examiner, Letters, August 17) on sex-work legislation in the Republic.

Wed, 19 Aug, 2015 - 01:00

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Sex-worker organisations across the globe call unanimously for full decriminalisation of sex work.

We are concerned, as Amnesty found in their research, that criminalisation of the client sacrifices sex workers’ safety.

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Courts Columnists Place: Ireland Place: c/o Outhouse Capel Street Dublin 1 Person: Brian Killoran Person: Kate McGrew Organisation: Sex Workers&rsquo Organisation: Alliance of Ireland Organisation: SWAI Organisation: Irish Examiner Organisation: Amnesty Organisation: Sex Workers’

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