Pregnant women are relying on sex work and eating from bins - the 'forgotten' asylum seekers only a few hours away
The plight of pregnant women living on the streets, relying on sex work and eating from bins as asylum seekers in Greece has been highlighted by Manchester-based volunteers, including former Coronation Street star Julie Hesmondhalgh.
Sally, 63, said: “We aim to provide housing and social support to women in need, and help for women in childbirth. Otherwise these women would be on the streets, relying on sex work and eating out of bins. She says the situation for these women is dire. "They are forgotten about and that is in Europe I don't know how it has got to such an inhumane situation. From a humanitarian position we can just help a few people.
"All the women I met, I was amazed at how resilient they were. One woman called Kerry, who has twins, she was a power house and wanted to be a translator. Actor Julie, who played Hayley Cropper in Corrie, told the Sunday Mirror : “This isn’t a refugee crisis – this is a political crisis. And people are victims of it, they are being played like a game of tennis.
“They have skills which can contribute to the Greek economy and economies across Europe. But government policies, including our own, are too small-minded and racist to acknowledge that.”
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