SEX WORKERS ALLIANCE IRELAND
Mission Statement: to advance the human rights, health, safety, participation and dignity of female, male, cis and trans sex workers
LATEST NEWS
Press release: Expunging Of Criminal Records for “Sale of Sex” Cautiously Welcomed
Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) Welcomes Minister McEntee’s Initiativeto Expunge 607 Convictions for the Sale of Sex but says it does not go far enough. The Criminal Law Sexual Offenses Act 2017 criminalised the purchase of sex and nearly tripled penalties for...
Outdoor Sex Work and COVID-19 resource
Back in July, the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) held a webinar to launch a new harm reduction resource we developed in collaboration with GOSHH in Limerick and Sexual Health Centre in Cork. The information card provides practical advice for anyone selling or...
Structural and actual violence against sex workers did not end under COVID
December 17th marks International Day to End Violence Against Sex Workers. Kate McGrew, director of Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI) says “This year the review of the sex work laws has begun and we worked to ensure that sex worker's voices were heard in the policy...
SWAI statement on leaked nudes
Consent is vital for any sexual relationship, whether online or in-person, whether transactional or not. The leaking and distribution of sexual images which have been reported recently breaches the consent and trust of those involved. Misogyny, rape culture and...
WHAT WE DO
SWAI works WITH sex workers to fight for and promote the health, safety, participation and dignity of all female, male, cis and tran ssex workers in Ireland. SWAI supports a human rights and harm reduction approach to policy and laws around sex work. We believe sex work should be decriminalised so that sex workers be allowed to work in safety without fear, judgment or stigma.
SWAI believes sex workers themselves should be at the centre of the development of policy which directly impacts upon their lives. SWAI is committed to supporting the participation and leadership of sex workers to advocate and campaign for their recognition, rights and protection in Ireland.
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decriminalisation of sex work