Promoting the Health, Rights & Well-being of Sex Workers

  Our mission is to improve the working lives of sex workers and we are committed to promoting pride and empowerment throughout the sex industry.

SIN is funded as a health promotion project which aims to support the current high standards of sexual health among South Australian sex workers

 

 

  SIN is a Resource for the Sex Industry  
   

Our services are provided onsite and as outreach services. They include:

   

Health education and information about safe commercial sex, HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis C, sexual health and other sexually transmitted infections.

 
    SIN supplies discounted condoms, lubricant, dams, sponges and gloves to the sex industry through our on site Safe Sex Shop. We also offer free delivery to sex workers and sex industry businesses and Clean Needle Program services.  
    Information, referral, advocacy and support on legal, health, financial and employment issues.
We are concerned with all the issues that concern sex workers.
 
    Production of an informative, lively quarterly magazine and other printed resources for sex workers.  
    We provide training and information to new sex workers, and workshops focusing on skills development and other relevant issues, such as sexual health or taxation for all sex workers.  
    Community Education - In addition to the peer based services SIN offers to sex workers, we also provide education about sex workers and the sex industry to the broader community. Our community education services
include:
 
   
  • Providing speakers and/or workshop facilitators for a range of organisations.
 
   
  • Contributing articles from a sex worker perspective to community and other local
    publications.
 
   
  • Information packs and interviews for students and researchers about a range of sex industry issues.
 
   
  • Development of some community education resources, including our ‘Selected Readings’
    resource.

 
   
  • An advocacy and lobbying role promoting the rights and best interests of sex workers with all
    levels of governments, and their departments and within the community sector.

  Our office is open Tuesday - Friday 9.30am-5pm
  P. O. Box 7072, Hutt Street, Adelaide SA 5000
  Email: info@sin.org.au
  Phone: (08)8334 1666 Fax: (08) 8363 1046