Kate McGrew, from Sex Workers Alliance Ireland, said that the vulnerable were being put at risk SAM BOAL/ROLLINGNEWS.IEThe housing crisis is putting vulnerable sex workers at risk from exploitative landlords, activists have claimed. Rising rents and a lack of affordable rented accommodation are compounded by some workers’ inability to provide proof of income or employment history, forcing them to live in unsuitable accommodation, campaigners said. Kate McGrew, of Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI), said that women and men were placing themselves in potentially dangerous situations through a lack of housing options. “People are struggling to find somewhere to live as it is, imagine what it’s like for a sex worker,” she said. “ We talk to workers daily who when they show up to [flats] and the door isn’t even locked, the so-called landlord comes over because he wants free sex from the…

Source: The Times December 26, 2018 23:48 UTC