more and More young people resorting to sexarbeid to finance his studies in the united Kingdom, according to the Independent.
Higher costs of living and higher prices for education are among the reasons why young people resort to the somewhat unconventional ekstrajobben. According to the Independent also has mobile apps done provides a lower threshold for resorting to sexarbeid as a source of income.
“I do not understand why we should have a positive focus on prostitution,” Shall have been threatened with expulsion
It seems, however, that the universities, even close your eyes for the development. Several universities will among other things have sought to prevent groups that are working to help sex workers, to do just that.
Among other things, to a student who because of lack of money were forced to sell sex have been thrown out of her home and threatened with expulsion from the university.
The English Collective of Prostitutes (ECP) is working to avkriminalisere prostitution, and say to the Independent that the number of students who have contacted them because they see themselves forced to sell sex, has increased.
the Spokesperson for ECP, Laura Watson, explains that economic hardship is the main reason for that sexarbeidet increases among students.
We see that most of the jobs for everyday needs, but some jobs also to pay studieavgiften, ” she says.
An unnamed 22-year-old student Independent have talked with, also works as a sexarbeider. She resorted to work as 18-year-old, because she could not afford to pay husleia. She should also have tried to find other jobs, but little worked.
It was clear that I had no other options, ” she says.
Want less discrimination
the 22-year-old has plans to take a master’s degree and perhaps eventually a PhD.-education, and believe it will be necessary to sell sex in order to get the plans implemented.
I love academia and education, and I’ve always done it. I also think it will be the only chance for me to get out from sexarbeidet. It provides multiple opportunities for those who do not have so much, ” she says.
The National Union of Students (NUS) in the united Kingdom have attempted to create more public awareness about sex workers, in the hope that they should face less discrimination. Only a few of the universities in the country has, however, been with of the campaigns.
– Universities are concerned about the bad presseoppmerksomheten. They are addicted to the positive attention that the money shall come in, ” says Watson.
A spokesperson for the universities in the Uk say that they are concerned about the student’s well-being.
at the same time as we recognize that they are adults, have all the universities a responsibility to take care of the students. This means to protect their welfare, to stSøtte them in learning, and to encourage legal, safe and healthy behavior, but do not dictate what this behavior involves.
Not alone
the Uk is in so far not the only country where students resort to similar options due to lack of money.
Earlier in the winter, wrote the Universitas of students in Romania who pays the rent by to chat, strip and masturbate on camera.
– After two months of this, I have earned as much as two years in a regular job, stated a so-called “cam-boy” to the student newspaper.
Further thought, the person that Romania’s low wages was the reason for that bransjevalget had been so popular, and with it led to the “cam-the industry” had shot into the air.
A degree will make little difference when it comes to the economy my, ” he said.
Very many of them who are involved in this “cam-industry” is the students, when several Romanian universities taking tuition, the rent is high and an institution that The loan fund does not exist.
Exact numbers on how many students are involved in the industry is, however, difficult to find, since the authorities in the country did not recognise that it at all exists – and even if they are around 3000 studios who runs the business pay tax.
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