About SWOP
SWOP offers free and confidential services to all people who engage in sex work in NSW, including:
- safer sex supplies; we distribute free safe sex ‘ worker’s packs’ with condoms, gloves, dams, and lube, which can also be collected from our Surry Hills office, in addition to a range of supplies for purchase by cash or EFTPOS
- HIV, Hep C, STIs, and sexual health information
- SWOPconnect; a peer-based telephone sex work information & support service
- information on laws and legislation including the Sex Industry Legal Kit and associated fact sheets (all downloadable)
- referrals to free legal advice for sex workers on sex work and non-sex work matters
- health and workplace safety information including downloadable resources, face-to-face information, and service referrals
- confidential counseling and support at our offices in Surry Hills or by telephone with referrals to other services
- safer injecting equipment on outreach and at our Surry Hills office (including intramuscular injecting equipment)
- employment information and support; including information for new workers and workers wishing to leave sex work or former workers wishing to return; we support all sex workers in all areas of the industry at all times
- printed resources & sex worker magazines at Surry Hills office
- reference library at our Surry Hills office with internet and computer access for sex workers
- outreach to sex industry workplaces, in urban, regional, and rural areas
- workshops for sex industry workers including safer sex and sexual health, business management, safety, laws and regulations, workshops for new workers, and workshops for those looking for a second job or to find nonsex working employment and issues specific to different aspects and types of sex work
- training to other services to create a better understanding of sex worker issues; feel free to contact us if you work for a service that would benefit from workplace training