Sex Worker Support in the Australian Capital Territory

S.W.O.P. provides sexual health information and support to people who engage in sex work. They run a variety of health promotion programs and provide outreach to sex industry workplaces. S.W.O.P. also works with sex industry owners and operators to encourage the acceptance and maintenance of safe sex practices, and other forms of workplace health and safety. S.W.O.P. is a peer-based project whose primary purpose is H.I.V., AIDS and S.T.I.prevention, education, advocacy and referral for sex workers in Canberra. They promote sex industry work as a valid occupational choice, and encourage recognition of personal and occupational rights.