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Sex workers demand government bailout as coronavirus pandemic hits their takings
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Sex workers are demanding a bailout from the government after seeing their income plummet because of the coronavirus crisis.
The English Collective of Prostitutes, based in Kentish Town, London, want the government to recognise thousands of sex workers across the country as employees.
The organisation wants sex workers to be able to access the financial support offered to other employees affected by the Covid-19 pandemic sweeping across the world, Birmingham Live reports.
In a statement seen by the website, the group says: "Much sex work involves personal contact – exactly what we are being warned against if the virus is to be contained. "The virus comes on top of a crisis of poverty, especially among women. Do you have a
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