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editing sex workers rights movements
First of all I plan on changing the structure of said article to improve fluidity of the page. Rather than having individual countries listed randomly, I will implement continents as the headers and respected countries as sub-headers. As more information is found per country, more sub-headers could be added.

Intro
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The Sex Workers' Rights Movement is a movement in many countries worldwide which works to improve working conditions, increase benefits and eliminate discrimination on behalf of individuals working within the sex industry, whether legal or criminalized.

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The Sex Workers' Rights Movement began the 1970 s and in many countries, works to improve working conditions, increase benefits and eliminate discrimination on behalf of individuals working within the sex industry, whether legal or criminalized. The International Committee for Prostitutes’ Rights gained human rights coverage in 1985 when they obtained the World Charter for Prostitutes Rights creating a world wide community. This movement continued to grow globally as members banded together to fight the AIDS/HIV crisis. The Global Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP) was created in 1992 at the International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam. This network had a large part in the international response and education of people during the AIDS/HIV crisis in regards to the sex work industry. The majority of the Sex workers' Rights Movements' progress pertains to developed countries, currently the organizations involved are working to extend their knowledge and activism to developing countries.

United States
Carol Leigh coined the expression sex workers in 1978. COYOTE is an American advocacy group for prostitutes. BAYSWAN is a non-profit organization for sex workers in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Canada
The Canadian Alliance for Sex Work Law Reform (CASWLR) is an orginization that works from (montreal), and connects with sex workers and similar organizations nationally. CASWLR works to challenge and inform governments to impact laws and policies regarding sex work.

Caribbean
In 1888, a group of Havana sex workers founded a newspaper, La Cebolla, and called for the establishment of a political party led by sex workers. Today there are sex worker rights organisations in Caribbean countries and two regional networks - Red de Mujeres Trabajadoras Sexuales de Latinoamérica y el Caribe (Network of Women Sex Workers in Latin America and the Caribbean—RedTraSex) and Plataforma Latinoamericana de Personas que Ejercen el Trabajo Sexual (Latin American Platform of People Who Exercise Sex Work—PLAPERTS).

Ecuador
In 1982, the Association of Autonomous Female Workers (AAFW) was established, it is operated by healthcare workers, feminists and sex workers. In 1988 sex workers protested the conditions in which they working in the sex industry. AAFW is known as one of the oldest sex workers organizations in South America.

Australia/Oceania
The national organization in Australia is named Scarlet Alliance.

United Kingdom
The English Collective of Prostitutes was founded in 1975. The Network for Sex Work Projects (NSWP) was founded in the 1990s and is an organization based around sex worker advocacy. Based in London, United Kingdom, the organization serves as an information exchange for 40 projects and operations across the world. The goal of the NSWP is to bring attention to the well-being of sex workers, as well as provide news and resources regarding sex work.

France
In Lyon 1975 100 sex workers occupied Saint-Nizier church to protest against working conditions. Today there is the Syndicat du travail sexuel (STRASS).

Germany
One of the first projects in Germany was Hydra formed in Berlin 1979. The Bundesverband erotische und sexuelle Dienstleistungen (BESD) was founded in 2013.

Ireland
The Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) was established in 2009.

South Africa
In Cape Town, 1994, the organization: Sex Workers Advocacy and Education Taskforce (SWEAT) was created. This organization kept the fight against AIDS at the forefront by supplying sex workers with education, condoms and financial stability.

Kenya
In 1998, the Bar Hostess Empowerment and Support Group (BHESP) was created to allow women to have a voice against the violence they were facing from police officers, city council and clients. People from this organization and others from around Africa attended the first African sex worker seminar in Cape Town. In 2009, the Kenyan Sex Workers Alliance (KESWA) was created.

Japan
The sex workers organization: Sex Work And Sexual Health (SWASH) was established in 1999. It opposes slavery and exploitation, researches the climate of the sex work industry and also works to empower sex workers. Most recently, sex workers have fought for inclusion in the governments handouts for the unemployed due to COVID-19.

India
The Mahila Samanwaya Committee which translates to Unstoppable Women’s Coordination Committee, is one of the world’s largest sex workers organizations, was founded in Kolkata in 1995. From 1995 to 1997, the number of those associated with the committee grew to around 30,000, mainly consisting of sex workers from West Bengal. In Sonagachi, the Mahila Samanwaya Committee held rallies against yearly police raids aimed at sex workers. This committee also participates in being a link between the Indian sex working industry and the world wide movement.