In the skint trade

3 in 4 start sex work because of financial issues

- BY CATE McCURRY

AROUND three-quarters of sex workers in Ireland started because of financial reasons, research shows.

The research, carried out by Sex Workers Alliance Ireland, also found that migrant sex workers face discrimination and marginalisation when trying to access housing across the country.

It found that while most became sex workers because of money, others became members of Ireland’s sex work community because of flexibility in the work and some said they were supporting an addiction.