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International Sex Workers’ Day 2021 – CEDAW Statement
To the CEDAW Committee: Sex work is work. It is not trafficking. On 02 June, International Sex Workers’ Day, the…
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Interview: From ‘social evil’ to policy influencer – building sex worker leadership in Vietnam
Former Red Umbrella Fund volunteer, Nathan Desvignes, backpacked through South-east Asia just before the Covid19 pandemic and interviewed two sex…
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Master Thesis – Roles of Regional Sex Worker Networks
The 6 Roles of Regional Sex Worker Networks By Hester Scholma, Graduating Student, Master Thesis Sociology, Vrije Univeristeit Amsterdam “Network…
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COVID-19:Resources for Sex Workers
This page intends to provide a guide to the potential resources accessible for sex-workers during the crisis of the COVID-19….
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An injury to one is an injury to all
by Nathan Desvignes Sex workers in Europe have been facing grave attacks on their rights in recent years. Although sex…
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Artivism: A guerrilla tool for sex worker movements
By Aline Fantinatti I was 20 when Daspu was created in 2005 by Gabriela Leite, a pioneer of the sex…
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Il est temps de monter le son
Par Nadia van der Linde Traduit par Claire Gheerbrant Merci de citer cet article comme suit: N van der Linde,…
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STAR: From the Las Vegas of Macedonia to a pop up red light window
Sex work is a topic that receives ‘bad press’ and is often misunderstood. However, we commonly find written articles that…
Read MoreSex Workers are Feminists Too
“Today I want to talk about sex workers. » This was not your regular presentation opening at a meeting with funders….
Read MoreNo Bad Migrants
The passport you hold determines a lot of your privileges, access and protection. I have always been able to benefit…
Read MoreThe Creation of the Red Umbrella Fund
Five years after its creation, the Red Umbrella Fund is proud to publish a part of its history. This report…
Read MoreChina: A Case Study of Sex Worker Organising
Sex work is illegal in China and it is difficult to effectively organise online due to censorship and repercussions. The…
Read MoreAPROSMIG: A Case Study
[**Texto abaixo em português] “From community outreach to political action, the group has made great strides in empowering sex workers…
Read MoreSisonke: A Case Study
The Red Umbrella Fund developed three case studies to highlight successful stories of sex workers in their efforts to build…
Read MoreNot Victims
I come from quite a conservative religious background. I remember, as a young girl, feeling upset and sad when walking…
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Mind the Gap
What we learned about how funders can be moved in the right direction. As human rights and social justice funders,…
Read MoreWhy Sex Work should be Decriminalised
Sex work (or prostitution as many know it) is a subject surrounded by fierce discussion, often about human trafficking. In…
Read MoreAre we really listening?
The discussion on funding anti-trafficking initiatives organized by Global Fund for Women (GFW) and South Asia Women’s Fund (SAWF) at…
Read MoreDeciding for all or all deciding? Exploring Participatory Grantmaking
‘Innovation and iteration’ was the key theme of the January the International Human Rights Funders Group (IHRFG) conference in San…
Read MoreOhotu means Love
How the sex workers’ movement in Nigeria is “growing and showing” despite violence The Nigerian Criminal Code penalises sex work…
Read MoreSCOT-PEP Reaches Next Milestone
… On Road to End Violence Against Sex Workers For the first time in the history of the sixteen-year-old Scottish…
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