Sex workers must not be forgotten in the COVID-19 response

Via Dr. Joel Quirk:

"As countries maintain or adjust public health measures, emergency legislation, and economic policies in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, there is an urgent need to protect the rights of, and to support, the most vulnerable members of society. Sex workers are among the most marginalised groups. Globally, most direct sex work has largely ceased as a result of physical distancing and lockdown measures put in place to halt transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2), potentially rendering a frequently marginalised and economically precarious population more vulnerable.1 Most sex workers, even those who can move their work online, have been financially compromised and some are unable to stop in-person services.2 It is imperative that sex workers are afforded access to social protection schemes as equal members of society."

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