The lockdown has brought nothing but hardships to some workers who feed on the daily money they get. Their means of survival can’t be compared to that of monthly paid workers.
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S3x workers in the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa have petitioned the government to list them as essential service providers amid the coronavirus lockdown.
They argue that they have lost their source of income as a result of the global pandemic.
By reports the sex workers claim the outbreak of the novel coronavirus has greatly affected their livelihood as they’re unable to receive clients in the evening – their peak time – as a result of the lockdown.
NOTE: Sex work in the East Africa nation is currently illegal.
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As a result, some of the s3x workers claims they have resorted to charging as little for their services, which is lower than their usual asking prices ranging when there was no lockdown.
