BREAKING NEWS!!! HEALTH AND SAFETY GUIDANCE FOR SEX WORKERS OUT NOW
New health and safety guidance specific to our community is out now.
Worksafe, NZPC, and community have worked together to develop a fresh new health and safety guide for SWers and SW workplaces.
It is relevant and comprehensive.
Regardless of where or how you work, whether you are managed or independent, it will be useful!
We are incredibly grateful to all those who shared thoughts and experiences about their health and safety at work so that it is fit for purpose.
And we encourage ALL SW workplaces to be familiar with this benchmark.
You can find it here or on our resources page
Reduced hours at Ōtautahi/Christchurch community base between 5-15 August
Please note reduced hours at our Ōtautahi Christchurch community base between Mon 5 Aug and Thurs 15 Aug 2024
Mon 5 Aug: 10.30am-6pm
Tues 6 Aug: 12pm – 6pm
Wed 7 Aug: 12pm – 6pm
Thurs 8 Aug: 12pm – 5pm
Mon 12 Aug: 10.30am – 2.30pm and 3pm – 6pm
Tues 13 Aug: 12pm – 6pm
Wed 14 Aug: 12pm – 6pm
Thurs 15 Aug: 10am – 5pm
Pānui – We’re bringing back SIREN
SIREN
Sex Industry Rights and Education Network zine is returning in 2024!
If you are part of our community and want to contribute stories, top tips, art, drawing, advice, puzzles, sexual health info, poetry, anything(!) please email [email protected]
We will also be hosting ZINE MONDAYS in Auckland and Wellington (Christchurch and Tauranga TBC). Contact your local branch to get the details
Mpox vaccine
Most sex workers in Aotearoa will not be impacted by mpox.
But if you are a sex worker and you’re worried about mpox, we strongly urge you to call Healthline 0800 116 672 for a risk assessment and vaccine eligibility consultation.
MPOX and SEX WORK
Aotearoa now has its first cases of Mpox, and here is what we need to know:
Mpox is more easily spread during sex due to skin-to-skin contact, which puts our community at higher risk of transmission.
Similar to covid, avoid close contact with people with flu-like symptoms. Also avoid close contact if someone has a rash. We advise continuing to screen clients for flu-like symptoms and also rashes, as well as recent overseas travel.
Mpox is transmitted when there is contact with lesions or scabs, through close or prolonged skin contact, contact with bedding or towels, and also in respiratory droplets.
Symptoms may include headaches, fatigue, fever, rash or lesions or swollen glands.
If you have flu like symptoms and/or a rash or chicken pox type lesions appear – seek medical advice.
NZPC has confidential clinics for SWers in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.
Call us if you have any concerns or email [email protected].
Or contact your local sexual health service, GP, or call Healthline on 0800 611 116.
Ōtepoti/Dunedin Community Base closed
Kia ora Ōtepoti/Dunedin/Otago and Southland SW community
Our Dunedin community base has had to close due to building strengthening.
If you need supplies or to talk anything through you can contact us in various ways! We can courier condoms to you for free.
Either contact our Christchurch branch:
PHONE: 03 365 2595
EMAIL: [email protected]
TEXT 027 437 2469
OR National Office
PHONE: 04 382 8791
EMAIL: [email protected]
TEXT: 0274960700
OR
through DMs on our socials.
And look out for NZPC doing pop ups in Dunedin and Invercargill!