Resourcing Health & Education in the Sex Industry

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New Research Project for Brothel Workers

A PhD student from the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society is interviewing women, including trans-women, who work in legal brothels in Victoria in a project titled "Managing Meanings".

Research Flier

RhED Vox Pop

From March to September 2008, RhED asked the sex industry in Victoria various questions relating to the Prostitution Control Act (1994) - about the way that it works and about the way that it effects workers.

RhED Vox Pop Results

RhED in STI Online

RhED's recent research, Working Girls in Melbourne Brothels, has been published in the British Medical Journal's online journal STI Online, a peer reviewed journal for health professionals and researchers in all areas of sexual health.

Thanks again to all of the girls who worked with RhED to complete this internationally recognised research.

Working Girls in STI Journal

Working Girls in Melbourne Brothels

Given the 10th anniversary of the establishment of a legal sex industry in Victoria, RhED felt it timely to explore the profile of women working in the industry.

We conducted a semi structured face to face, confidential survey with 100 women from the industry, capturing both day and night shift women. We then collated the information and clustered the data in themes and differences, highlighting the experiences of women working in the industry. The results presented in this report inform the RhED team and will assist future planning, using the results to develop our brothel outreach services and resources.

Working Girls in Melbourne Brothels

Red Rendezvous

Red Rendezvous is a group that is made up of people who are current or former sex workers. At these meetings we have the chance to make a difference to our working lives by discussion, exchanging ideas and supporting each other.

Red Rendezvous

LIP: Legal Issues for Professionals

LIP was produced and published as a joint project of RhED and the St Kilda Legal Service Co-op. It is a booklet for sex workers providing comprehensive information about:

the legal set up for sex work in Victoria,
dealing with the police and other officials,
health and the law,
tax, and
industrial rights.

LIP also provides a directory of services relevant to sex workers, including where to go to make complaints if you have been treated unfairly. A copy of LIP is available from RhED by calling 1800 458 752 or click below to download a copy.

Download LIP: Legal Issues for Professionals

Occupational Health and Safety in the Australian Sex Industry

In Australia, all workers - no matter what industry they work in - have the right not to have their health put at risk through carrying out the normal requirements of their work. A Guide to Best Practice: Occupational Health and Safety in the Australian Sex Industry is produced by the Scarlet Alliance and the Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations and is available from RhED by calling 1800 458 752.

Power

Sex that is not negotiated is not part of the deal. Sexual assault is not part of the job. POWER is a booklet that addresses sexual violence issues for workers in the sex industry and encourages them to take action. For a copy of Power call RhED on 1800 458 752 or click below to download a copy.

Power Booklet

RED Magazine

RhED produces a bi-annual social health magazine - RED. Each issue is packed with a variety of features, regular items including Trade Talk and Media Talk, as well as contributions from sex workers such as stories, poems and information.

Click here for the latest issue.

Risky Business

The Risky Business Project is specifically focused on the needs of street sex workers with regard to reducing sexual violence, and more generally toward the needs of the local community in reducing the impact of street sex work and injecting drug use. The Risky Business Project has produced the Risky Business Safety Kit that includes the Hot Safety Tips Booklet, Safety Contacts Key Card and Safety Whistle. Kits are available from RhED by calling 1800 458 752, or click the links below to download the contents of the Safety Booklet and Safety Key Card.

Risky Business Booklet

STI Handbook

The STI Handbook is specifically written for sex workers and provides information about general sexual health and sexually transmissible infections. Copies of the STI Handbook are available from RhED by calling 1800 458 752.

Other Products

RhED also produces a range of other products including:

Posters: 'Up Yours Not Mine'

Postcards:

'Up Yours Not Mine'
'Sex Workers We Support You'

Stickers: 'Big Sister is Watching You'
Posters, postcards and stickers are available from RhED by calling 1800 458 762.

All documents are provided in PDF format. PDF documents can be viewed in Adobe Acrobat Viewer. Click here if you need to install this viewer.