UK Network of Sex Work Projects (UKNSWP) is an umbrella organisation that represents
sex work
Sex work is "the exchange of sexual services, performances, or products for material compensation. It includes activities of direct physical contact between buyers and sellers as well as indirect sexual stimulation". Sex work only refers to volunt ...
projects in the UK,
both agencies or individuals working with
sex workers
A sex worker is a person who provides sex work, either on a regular or occasional basis. The term is used in reference to those who work in all areas of the sex industry.Oxford English Dictionary, "sex worker"
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. It facilitates networking between those it represents, so as to share good practice about providing quality support services for sex workers. It is a charity based in Manchester.
In July 2012 UKNSWP launched the National Ugly Mugs (NUM) scheme, a third party
reporting system for sex workers that issues alerts to sex workers via their smartphone, and feeds intelligence to police, aiming to reduce offending by dangerous serial sexual offenders.
It was one of five winners of the Guardian Charity Awards 2014.
Mission statement
UKNSWP's website states:
"The UK Network of Sex Work Projects (UKNSWP) is a non-profit, voluntary association of agencies & individuals working with sex workers.
"To promote the health, safety, civil and human rights of sex workers, including their rights to live free from violence, intimidation, coercion or exploitation, to engage in the work as safely as possible, and to receive high quality health and other services in conditions of trust and confidentiality, without discrimination on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, disability, race, culture or religion."
The UKNSWP recognises and supports, the rights of individual sex workers to self-determination. This includes the right to remain in sex work or leave sex work."
National Ugly Mugs (NUM)
UKNSWP runs National Ugly Mugs (NUM), a third party
reporting system for sex workers that issues alerts to sex workers via their smartphone, and feeds intelligence to police, aiming to reduce offending by dangerous serial sexual offenders.
The National Ugly Mugs (NUM) Pilot Scheme was announced by the UK government in December 2011, with £108,000 provided by the
Home Office "to establish a national online network to collate and distribute information between 'Ugly Mugs' schemes in local areas."
Though funded by the Home Office, it is managed independently by UKNSWP.
The initial pilot scheme went live in
Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...
on 6 July 2012
and by 2016 was undergoing a larger pilot in London.
Award
*2014: One of five winners of the Guardian Charity Awards 2014, from ''
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'', and changed its name in 1959. Along with its sister papers ''The Observer'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Gu ...
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See also
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Global Network of Sex Work Projects
Global Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP) is an organisation that advocates for the health and human rights of sex workers. It is a private not-for-profit limited company, based in Edinburgh, Scotland, and founded in November 1990. NSWP is a me ...
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International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers
International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers is observed annually on December 17 by sex workers, their advocates, friends, families and allies. Originally conceived as a memorial and vigil for the victims of the Green River Killer in Se ...
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International Union of Sex Workers
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 wi ...
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Manchester Action on Street Health
Manchester Action on Street Health (MASH) is a charity that provides support to female sex workers, offering a range of confidential and non-judgmental services in order to help keep them safe and healthy.
History
MASH was founded in Manchester i ...
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Prostitution in the United Kingdom
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Sex workers' rights
Sex workers' rights encompass a variety of aims being pursued globally by individuals and organizations that specifically involve the human, health, and labor rights of sex workers and their clients. The goals of these movements are diverse, but ...
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World Charter for Prostitutes' Rights
The World Charter for Prostitutes' Rights is a declaration of rights adopted in 1985 to protect sex workers' rights (or prostitutes' rights) worldwide. It was adopted on 15 February 1985 at the first World Whores Congress in Amsterdam by the new ...
References
External links
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Charities based in Manchester
Sex worker organisations in the United Kingdom