Global Network of Sex Work Projects

A woman carrying a NSWP red umbrella in 2015

Global Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP) is an organisation that advocates for the health and human rights of sex workers.[1] It is a private not-for-profit limited company, based in Edinburgh, Scotland, and founded in November 1990.[2] NSWP is a membership organisation, with members from five regions (Africa, Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, North America, and the Caribbean). NSWP publishes resources, including briefing papers, policy briefs, community guides, global and regional reports, smart guides, statements, the Research for Sex Work Journal, and case studies. It supports the decriminalization of sex work.[3]

NSWP advocates for sex worker representation at international policy forums. It "credits itself as largely responsible for sex work replacing prostitution as the go-to terminology for institutions such as the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/Aids (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization (WHO)."[4]

  1. ^ Ford, Liz (21 September 2016). "Sex workers in poor countries have no voice on UN consultation, activists say". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  2. ^ "History of the NSWP and the Sex Worker Rights Movement: 1990s". Global Network of Sex Work Projects. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  3. ^ Murphy, Catherine (13 August 2015). "Here's why we at Amnesty backed the decriminalisation of sex work". The Independent. London. Retrieved 17 November 2016.
  4. ^ Banyard, Kat (7 June 2016). "The dangers of rebranding prostitution as "sex work"". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 17 November 2016.