International Union of Sex Workers
- International Union of Sex Workers
Infobox Union|
name= IUSW
country= United Kingdom
affiliation= GMB
members=
full_name= International Union of Sex Workers
native_name=
founded= 2000
current=
head=
dissolved_date=
dissolved_state=
merged_into=
office=
people= Ana Lopes
website= [http://www.iusw.org/ www.iusw.org]
footnotes= The International Union of Sex Workers (IUSW) is a United Kingdom based trade union for sex workers. It campaigns for the decriminalisation of prostitution, and to have sex work acknowledged as viable labour. In 2002, members voted to affiliate with the GMB, a general workers union. The union now has official recognition as the sex industry branch of the GMB. Some of the services offered by the union include: self-defense classes, free legal advice and training for members who wish to leave the sex industry.
The union was formed in 2000 partly as a response to actions taken by Westminster council in London to try and remove prostitutes from the area. The union publishes a quarterly bulletin entitled "RESPECT!".
The International Union of Sex Workers supports the , which provides free English classes to migrant sex workers in London.
ee also
* Prostitution in the United Kingdom
External links
* [http://www.iusw.org/ International Union of Sex Workers]
* [http://www.xtalkproject.net/ x:talk Project]
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