Now many are in desperate situations: in need of food, rent, basic necessities. Susan Davis, a sex worker and advocate with the B. There are provisions in the Criminal Code that make workers immune from prosecution, but not from arrest. Kit Rothschild, violence prevention co-ordinator for the Pace Society in downtown Vancouver, echoed these concerns. There are also some people who are on government benefits, such as social assistance or disability support, who resort to sex work to supplement the subsistence amounts they receive from these programs.
The federal government says it recognizes COVID and the associated emergency can harm the economic security, health and safety of women, including those involved in sex work. Money has been given to shelters, sexual assault centres and other organizations that serve women, said Alex Howell, a spokesman for Women and Gender Equality Minister Maryam Monsef.
Valerie Scott, a sex worker in Toronto who also does advocacy with the group Sex Professionals of Canada, says she is disappointed that Ottawa has not come forward with more direct help for the marginalized women in her field. We've sent an email with instructions to create a new password. Your existing password has not been changed. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. Sorry we could not verify that email address.
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