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Estelle Lucas all has lost almost all of their income during the Corona-Virus-outbreak

social distancing rules and strip clubs and brothels closed, sex workers around The World have seen their income disappear almost overnight as a result of the Corona-Virus-pandemic. Out of fear for their livelihoods, their health, and Some offer online services to their business, while others turn to charities for help.

has worked with Estelle Lucas, as an escort for the last 10 Years in Melbourne, specifically building relationships with your customers. But the proliferation of Covid-19 and The Need for social distancing has prompted a ban on Sex Work , so that you are concerned about these efforts go to waste.

"It is fair to say that if I don't work for six months, a lot of people will forget about me," she says.

"I can't to my clients and just have a conversation with you That doesn't work in my industry. We need to build that intimacy, and that is simply not possible in the current environment. "

in Front of the Corona-Virus outbreak, Estelle says, they earn an above-average income, and was hoping to soon pay off the mortgage on their home in Melbourne's inner suburbs.

Now almost all of your lost income. She has been trying to adapt by moving their business online, but he says that can't replace physical Contact .

Estelle Lucas has organized an online-help Support Group , other sex workers there are in The Crisis

"Unfortunately, things can not be translated," she says. "I have made efforts to go online, but not everyone is technically versed. Some of my clients don't know really How To use a smartphone. "

While the state government has shown a clear roadmap for the re-opening of the restaurants and cafes, it was not a plan for the sex industry. This uncertainty, coupled with the many unknowns surrounding The Virus itself, has a lot of sex workers with a deep fear.

"I'm afraid that all my work will come Back To zero and I just says busy how do I start, when I started," Estelle . She also fears for the health of our customers. "Are you still there?" she says. "There are a lot of nervous energy. "

Financial support from the Australian government for those who have lost their income because of the Covid-19 crisis, but in order to qualify for the payments, the employee must be able to show you have been paying the Tax , Something that non-registered sex workers with migration background and trans people, often not able to do that.

There is a problem, in front of the sex workers in dozens of countries around The World , according to Teela Sanders , a criminology professor at the University of Leicester.

"governments have been very independent well to the provision of social protection for the majority of the people, especially, but sex workers are not included in the scope of delivery," she says.

This is the left of the sex workers collectives and advocacy groups is calling for donations for members of The Public , to emergency funds.

So Far , the online appeal of the Las-Vegas-Sex-worker-collective has $19,300 (£15,680) raised during a campaign by a coalition of support groups, collected in Italy, almost €21,700 (£19,500).

"These have to pay a real lifeline for sex workers for an immediate account of, and access to food, etc," says Prof Sanders.

Some of the sex workers were forced to work more, risking hefty fines, or exposure to The Virus .

"In developing countries, sex workers are often the main earner for the whole family, for your siblings, your children and their grandparents. So, this is the whole family," Prof Sanders acts says.

Niki Adams from the English collective of prostitutes, echoes the view. the majority of sex workers in Britain are the mothers-and if you continue to work, is it because they are desperate for money.

Some of the sex workers do not find themselves able to continue working - Even if you would choose.

In Daulatdia brothel in Bangladesh, police guard The Entrance to prevent customers from entering.

"Nazma" says, Even if the brothel were open, she would see fear, customers in case they had The Virus

It is one of The World 's largest brothels, is a shanty town of tin sheds and narrow streets, is the home of approximately 1,300 women and 400 children.

The brothel has been closed since March, to buy that many of The Women struggle, the essential elements and rely on donations from charities.

"We can't work well, so we have no income, this is scary," says, "Nazma", the don't want to give their real names.

Nazma supports three children, living with her sister back in her village. She came to the brothel 30 years Ago , when she was just seven. Although she needs money, makes you worry about the hazards of working during the pandemic.

"Even if we could, people's lives are in danger from The Virus . We were afraid to go to bed with our customers, anyway, since we know who is affected," she says.

Daulatdia is situated on The Banks of the Padma River , in the vicinity of a large ferry port. It is the transport hub of the southern Districts , connects the capital of Bangladesh is Dhaka with the country.

of the 1,300 women living in the shanty town brothel, which is now closed for business

in Front of the Corona-Virus outbreak, thousands of truck drivers, would be through the area Every Day , provides agricultural products and other goods to Dhaka.

Many of The Women and children living in the brothel, victims of human trafficking.

"A lot of them, were abducted when they were children to be sold," says Srabanti Huda, a lawyer and Human Rights activist based in Dhaka.

During the government of Bangladesh and local charities, Some emergency have provided funds to The Women , Srabanti says it was enough and Some Women received nothing.

"The amount of donations received by the government, not Even for a pack of milk powder for The Children ," she says.

at the beginning of may, Srabanti organized the private aid, the distribution of packages of the basic pension for each of the 1,300 women registered in the brothel.

"It was a woman Who Said that you have been able to get them, insulin or Diabetes medications for over a month," Srabanti said. "Another said to not buy that she was able to their blood pressure medications that began since the closure two months Ago . "

Srabanti Huda organised emergency aid delivery to Daulatdia brothel in Bangladesh

Limited access to health services is a question of which sex workers worldwide, according to Prof Sanders. The Problem is particularly acute in areas where there is a high demand for regular anti-viral medication of those living with HIV.

"There are real problems of access," she says.

Prof Sanders works with a team in Nairobi to develop an "Uber-style" app, the supplied sex workers to allow the inside to drugs with their phones and have it.

"It is directly to you on a transport, but as the person who was just in The Clinic ," she says.

Back in the Daulatdia brothel, and other sex workers who don't want to be called, is the return from A Trip to see their daughter, who lives in a nearby home for The Children of sex workers.

Even if the brothel re-opened, it takes a long time for the industry to recover, she says.

"people are afraid, when you come to us, you could get infected," she says. "We Are afraid. We could be infected by them. This fear of contamination is to come up all The Time . "

Additional reporting by Salman Saeed .

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Source of news: bbc.com