QZM :progress_pride: (@QueeresZentrumMannheim@chaos.social) Attached: 2 images Der heutige 3. März ist der Internationale Tag für die Rechte von Sexarbeiter*innen. Sexarbeit ist Arbeit! Arbeiter*innenrechte sind Sexarbeiter*innenrechte! Sexarbeiter*innenrechte sind Menschenrechte! #Sexwork #Sexarbeit

RE: chaos.social/@QueeresZentrumMannheim/...

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#ISWRD #ISWRD2026 #Germany #QZM

[Bluesky post by UNAIDS Global on March 3rd. Its text is quoted on this post. Its image reads:] Stigma. Discrimination. Punitive Laws. Intersecting barriers prevent sex workers from protecting their health, safety, and well-being.

> Intersecting forms of stigma, discrimination and criminalization deny sex workers the right to protect their health. Yet, 168 countries still criminalize some aspect of sex work.

> This International Sex Workers Rights Day, we call for the protection of […]

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[Primera parte del comunicado: “¿Qué pasa hoy?”.]

[Texto de la imagen de un fragmento de periódico:] «25000 prostitutas se reunen para el carnaval el Calcuta» Las trabajadoras sexuales luchan por reconocimiento laboral. Por Sumali Moitra. Calcuta, India — Se espera que unas 25000 prostitutas indias se reunan en el estadio de fútbol de Calcuta hoy para exigir reconocimiento oficial para su profesión. Las mujeres también participarán en espectáculos de música y baile para mostrar sus talentos en estas artes en el ‘Encuentro del Milenio’. Las prostitutas buscando una vida más digna quieren que se las reconozca como trabajadoras sexuales durante el carnaval de tres días, un foro para trabajadoras sexuales. “El encuentro actuará como puente entre la gente corriente y las prostitutas y eliminará algo del estigma asociado a su profesión al dejar claro que es como cualquier otro trabajo”, dijo Smarajit Jana, consejera del foro. Un miembro del foro, Bachcu Dutta, dijo que las prostitutas eran como cualquier otro trabajador en las industria de los servicios y que estaban haciendo un servicio a los hombres que buscan liberación del estrés y la depresión. Mr. Dutta dijo que las prostitutas usarían la ocasión para demandar que se les otorgaran derechos laborales para así poder formar sindicatos para luchar contra el acoso. El comité, por otro lado, no pedirá al gobierno que legalice la profesión otorgando licencias a las prostitutas, dijo. “Todo lo que queremos es que se trate mejor a las prostitutas”, dijo Mr. Jana. Reuters.

[Añadido al comunicado. Es un vídeo de DMSC, con su traducción debajo. Sigue dicha traducción.]] «Cuentos de las Hadas Nocturnas» (2002), Shohini Ghosh, producido por DMSC. ¡Añádela a tu lista de películas para ver este 3 de marzo! [Enlace en el post.] “Solía pensar que el trabajo sexual estaba mal pero hoy hay un cambio. Ahora no puedo distinguir entre mi madre y yo, mi madre también ejercía el trabajo sexual, ella dormía con mi padre para alimentar y vivir a sus hijes, yo hago exactamente el mismo trabajo pero en cambio tomo dinero, con ese dinero, yo también alimento y visto a mis hijes. ¿Entonces, en qué se diferencia la trabajadora sexual y la ama de casa?”

[Última parte del comunicado: demandas.]

Nota de Aprosex por el 3 de marzo, Día Internacional por los Derechos de lꜵs Trabajadoræs Sexuales.

🖤🤎💜💙❤️💚🧡💛🤍

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‣ ¿Qué pasa hoy?
Celebramos el Día Internacional por los derechos de la trabajadoras sexuales.

Esta fecha fue creada en Kolkata, India por el […]

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Día Internacional por los Derechos de lꜵs Trabajadoræs Sexuales.

Y después de mucha vuelta…

🇪🇸 España [¡al fin..! 😅]

¡Y de qué manera~! 💖❤️‍🔥💘💗💓

El 👠 Sindicato OTRAS ha realizado para hoy un vídeo conjunto con el 🏠 Sindicato de Inquilinos e Inquilinas de […]

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[Poster for March 3rd by STAR. TODO: spell this out.]

[Texts for March 3rd by STAR. TODO: spell this out.]

International Sex Workers' Rights Day.

👥 STAR 🇲🇰

Er……… I'll get into transcribing and translating this another day… 😅💦💦💦

#SexWork #ISWRD #ISWRD2026 #Europe #Macedonia #STAR

[logo: NUM.] [Silhouette of a person holding an umbrella, which has etched the words “Sex Work Is Work” around its border.] «Sex Workers' Rights Day» 3rd March.

International Sex Workers’ Rights Day is a reminder that rights don’t depend on what job someone does. Rights and protections must follow people wherever they work. Rights are not conditional. They are universal.

03-03-2026 «International Sex Workers Rights Day» Melden Adviespunt.

«Sex Workers' Rights are Human Rights» [logo: SWAN] March 3rd is the International Sex Workers' Rights Day.

International Sex Workers' Rights Day.

Back in Europe again~

🇬🇧 UK 👥 NUM
🇳🇱 Netherlands 👥 SMAP
🇪🇺 CEECA 👥 SWAN

And I gotta remark again on the Turkish one above; it's just delightful~! 💖
🐘 https://kolektiva.social/@yenndc/116165839019541759

#SexWork […]

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3 de marzo Día Internacional por los Derechos de las Trabajadoras Sexuales. ¡Derechos no rescate!

‣ ¿Qué pasa hoy? Celebramos el Día Internacional por los derechos de las trabajadoras sexuales. Esta fecha fue creada en Kolkata, India por el Comité Durbar Mahila Samanwaya (durbar en bengalí significa invencible) (DMSC), un colectivo de base formado por aproximadamente 60000 trabajadoras sexuales. El Comité Durbar Mahila Samanwaya lleva activo des de su creación en 1995 abordando las barreras sociales culturales y estructurales que enmarcan la vida y la profesión de las trabajadoras sexuales. Durbar fue creado por trabajadoras sexuales que participaban en el Programa de Intervención para el VIH llamado el Proyecto Sonagachi y en 1999 asumieron la gestión del Proyecto Sonagachi y actualmente gestiona programas de Intervención para las ETS/VIH en 49 centros de trabajo sexual Bengala Occidental.

‣ Estigma puta. El 3 de marzo de 2001 convocaron un festival de tres días llamado Millennium Milan Mela (Kolkata Sex Worker Freedom Festival) en el cual buscaban reunir a trabajadoras sexuales y aliades para discutir derechos humanos, salud, despenalización, celebrar la existencia de las trabajadoras sexuales y exigir sus derechos. Múltiples grupos prohibicionistas intentaros evitar que el festivas sucedira bajo premisas como que "un festivas organizado por y para trabajadores sexuales era una afrenta directa a la moralidad pública" llegando a presionar al gobierno indio para que revocara el permiso del festival. [Imagen de un fragmento de periódico en inglés, titulado «25000 prostitutas se reunen para el carnaval el Calcuta», y subtitulado “Las trabajadoras sexuales luchan por reconocimiento laboral”.]

‣ Desde Aprosex exigimos: 1. El trabajo sexual debe ser reconocido como trabajo en igualdad de condiciones, garantizando derechos laborales, protección social, jubilación y acceso a la Seguridad Social. 2. El trabajo sexual ejercido por personas adultas de forma libre y consentida debe ser despenalizado y no perseguido administrativamente. 3. Las personas adultas que ejercen el trabajo sexual deben tener derecho a la movilidad, residencia y migración sin que su actividad implique automáticamente la irregularidad administrativa, la exclusión social o el riesgo de expulsión. 4. Debe cesar toda forma de violencia física, verbal, psicológica, institucional, policial y social contra las personas trabajo sexuales. 5. Ningua personas ni sus hijes deben sufrir discriminación por el ejercicio del trabajo sexual. 6. Las intervenciones públicas como redadas, rescates forzosos o programas obligatorios deben respetar el consentimiento y la autonomía personal. 7. Debe garantizarse el acceso universal y libre de estigma a la atención sanitaria pública. 8. Les trabajadores sexuales deben poder ejercer su derecho a la asociación y a la defensa colectiva de sus intereses. 9. Las políticas públicas deben centrarse en la lucha efectiva contra la trata con fines de explotación sexual, protegiendo a las víctimas sin criminalizar ni invisibilizar a quienes ejercen de forma voluntaria. 10. Quienes deseen abandonar el trabajo sexual deben tener acceso a alternativas reales, voluntarias y dignas.

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@aprosex
#ISWRD #ISWRD2026 #Spain #Aprosex

«3 March: International Sex Workers' Rights Day» Joint statement by organizations working with and for trans communities.

3 March marks the anniversary of the historic march launched by thousands of sex workers in India in 2001 to demand their rights! Today, from Türkiye, we salute the legacy of that struggle. March 3 is not merely a date on the calendar; it symbolizes a global voice raised for the recognition of sex workers' labor, for working conditions free from violence, and for the demand for equal citizenship. Yet we commemorate this meaningful day amid acute rights violations in Türkiye, intensified under the declaration of the “Year of t he Family” which directly targets the living and working spaces of sex workers. Today, sex workers are subjected to systematic repression under vague justifications such as “public morality” and “public order”. Over the past year, this regime of pressure in Türkiye has evolved into a process in which arbitrary home sealings have become normalized, judicial harassment and open targeting have increased, and allegations of ‘obscenity’ have been transformed into systematic tools of punishment for sex workers. Our constitutional right to housing is being violated through unlawful home sealings; sex workers pushed onto the streets are exposed to economic violence through arbitrary and unjust administrative fines imposed under the Misdemeanors Law. Efforts to exist and create working spaces in digital spheres are also criminalized; social media posts and online communication activities are used as grounds for investigations and prosecutions under claims of “obscenity” and “immorality”, keeping sex workers under constant threat of judicial harassment. These punitive practices not only push sex workers into deeper poverty but also render them unprotected and vulnerable to hate crimes, physical violence, and systematic abuse. For trans sex workers, these violations intersect with social exclusion and employment discrimination, resulting in even harsher isolation and life-threatening risks.

As organizations working with and for trans communities, we firmly assert that sex workers are entitles to full and equal rights, and that our labor must be legally recognized and protected. The closure of safe working spaces, the sealing of brothels, and policies that force people into unregistered and precarious work disregard occupational safety and endanger our lives. We raise our voices against all arbitrary and unlawful practices, against stigmatizing language, and against impunity policies that fuel violence. On this March 3, we once again declare: In the face of criminalization and isolation, our greatest strength is our organized struggle and solidarity. We will continue to defend one another's rights and stand shoulder to shoulder in courts, in the streets, and in every sphere of life. We will not give up our right to and desire for an equal, just, and violence-free life. For our rights and our lives, we stand side by side! --- • Pink Life LGBTI+ Solidarity Association. • Red Umbrella Sexual Health and Human Rights Association. • 20 November Association Against Hate Crimes. • Mersin LGTB 7 Colors Research and Solidarity Association. • Kapsama Alanı. Signatory International Organizations: • SWAN: The Sex Workers' Rights Advocacy Network. • ESWA: European Sex Workers' Rights Alliance. • Red Umbrella Athens.

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@eswa-network
#ISWRD #ISWRD2026 #Turkey #Türkiye #Europe #CEECA #ESWA #ESWA #SWAN #RedUmbrellaAthens

#ISWRD #ISWRD2026 #Europe #ILGA

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#ISWRD #ISWRD2026 #Spain #OTRAS #SindicatoOTRAS

#ISWRD #ISWRD2026 #UK #NUM

#ISWRD #ISWRD2026 #Netherlands #SMAP

#ISWRD #ISWRD2026 #Europe #TGEU

Some highlights for International Sex Workers' Rights Day on Europe~ ^^

#ISWRD #ISWRD2026 #SexWork #Europe #CEECA #SWAN #TAMPEP #ESWA

«International Sex Worker Rights Day» 25 years ago, 25000+ sex workers marched in India for dignity. The fight continues.

‣ Nothing about us without us! Sex workers are the experts of their own realities. Policy, research and advocacy must centre their voices. ‣ Rights = Dignity + Safety. Evidence from legal and human rights organisations, UN agencies, public health researchers and experts consistently shows criminalisation and end-demand models increase violence, reduce access to services, and entrench stigma. While decriminalisation correlates with improved health, safety, and legal protection for sex workers. ‣ Their call to action: Sex workers across the globe face profound legal, social and economic challenges including systematic violence, and limited access to justice, safety, healthcare and support. To achieve their rights sex workers need: - Full decriminalisation. - Anti-discrimination laws. - Safe working conditions. - Access to justice and health services. - Support for harm reduction and community-led safety programs. ‣ Sex workers have been the principal drivers of change to obtain their rights. Stand in solidarity: • Amplify sex worker-led organisation. • Use your platforms: tag Sex Worker Rights. • Demand policy change.

[logo: UNESO] [March] 3rd «Sex Workers' Rights! Day» [Photo of a person holding a paper reading “Sex workers' labor rights are human rights. Rights for all”. Below the photo:] “Freedom, equality and justice for all.”

[logo: KNEWSO] «March 3rd: International Sex Workers' Rights Day» Nothing about us without us. March 3 — Sex Worker's Rights Day. We demand: • Full decriminalization of sex work. • Access to labour protections. • Freedom from police harassment. • Health, safety, and social protection. Sex workers are workers. Workers deserve rights. Sex work is work. Labour rights now. Decriminalization now. On March 3, we stand with sex workers everywhere demanding recognition, protection, and dignity. No more arrests. No more violence. No more stigma. Our work. Our rights. Our power. Refugee and migrant sex workers are workers. Borders do not cancel our rights. This March 3, we demand: Labour recognition. Legal protection. Decriminalization. We refuse criminalization. We demand justice.

A few highlights from Africa~

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> ✊🏽✨ International Sex Worker Rights Day ✨🌍
> On March 3rd, we honour the legacy and stand in solidarity with sex workers around the world in the ongoing fight for rights, safety, and self-determination.
> Sex workers are […]

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International Sex Workers' Rights Day — some from Africa. 🌍💕

#ISWRD #ISWRD2026 #UNESO #SWEAT #Sisonke #KNESWO #ASWA #Africa #Kenya #Uganda #Zimbabwe

«3rd March: International Sex Workers' Rights Day» NZPC: Te Waka Kaimahi Kairu Aotearoa. Aotearoa New Zealand Sex Workers' Collective.

When sex workers' human rights are upheld by law… - We have better access to healthcare. - Our working conditions can improve. - We have access to justice. - We have more control over our lives. - We can work safely together, network and organise. - We can confront exploitative workplaces. - We can openly access government support in times of crisis. - We experience less violence. - We can more freely contribute and participate in society.

International Sex Workers' Rights Day.

👥 NZPC 🇳🇿

#SexWork #ISWRD #ISWRD2026 #NewZealand #NZPC

Know your history: «International Sex Worker Rights Day» March 3. ‣ Sex Worker Rights Day. On this day in 2001, over 25,000 sex workers in India gathered for a festival. • Ant-SW campaigners pressured the government to revoke the festival permit. • In this instance, SWers were permitted to go ahead and it was a huge success. • SW groups have subsequently celebrated it as an annual, international event. DecrimWA pays homage to the sex workers in India. Their strength, perseverance, and resilience are inspiring to us. Sex worker rights are human rights.

[logo: Magenta] «Sex worker rights are human rights» Sex Worker Rights Day March 3rd 2026

«International Sex Workers' Rights Day» 3 March. Highlighting the need for decriminalisation, protection from violence and promotion of human rights for sex workers everywhere. [The bottom half consist on Meridian's logo, but instead of a solid color, it shows through (parts of) a photograph of red umbrellas under a lit forest canopy.]

[Photo of several red umbrellas under the sky.] «International Sex Workers' Rights Day» 3rd March.

International Sex Workers' Rights Day.

👥 Decrim WA, Magenta, Meridian ACT and Respect Inc. respectively. 🇦🇺

#SexWork #ISWRD #ISWRD2026 #Australia #DecrimWA #Magenta #Meridian #RespectInc

«Today is International Sex Worker Rights Day» Tuesday March 3rd 2026.

This day's history goes back to 2001, when over 25,000 sex workers gathered in India for a festival despite efforts from prohibitionists groups who tried to prevent it taking place by pressuring the government to revoke their permit. The event was organised by Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee, a Calcutta based group that has over 50,000 sex worker members, and members of their communities. Sex workers groups across the world have subsequently celebrated 3 March as an annual, international event, as International Sex Workers' Rights Day. Source: International Sex Worker Rights Day - Scarlet Alliance, 2024. ‣ Sex worker rights day in so called ‘Australia’ The FULL decriminalisation of sex work removes sex work-specific criminal and licensing laws AND police powers for ALL sex workers, including sex workers from marginalised groups. While many jurisdictions in so called ‘Australia’ have achieved decriminalisation, many sex workers still work under criminalised models. Even states with versions of decriminalisation, like here in NSW, still seek continued improvements. Rights now, Western Australia, Australian Capital Territory, and South Australia have active campaigns to decriminalise sex work in their jurisdictions. You can help by following their social media and staying up to date with their movement.

‣ Sex worker rights day in NSW. Although NSW was the first jurisdictions in the world to achieve the decriminalisation of sex work in 1995, we are still fighting to repeal some remaining criminal offences related to sex work. Even though these offences are rarely applied, this means we still do not have full decriminalisation in NSW. Sex workers in NSW also do not have anti-discrimination protections, despite this being achieved in other states and territories. SWOP NSW will continue to advocate for these protections, and are currently waiting for the second phase of the review of the NSW Anti-Discrimination Act and the Prostitution Act. You can stay up to date with our campaigns by following us on social media or subscribing to our newsletter. ‣ The fight is not over! Even with decriminalisation and anti-discrimination protections, sex workers still experience stigma. To access new and existing civil laws, protections from the appropriate regulatory bodies, and justice - cultural and societal attitudes towards sex workers need continued improvement. This includes attitudes towards migrant sex workers, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, sex workers who use drugs, LGBTQIA+ folk, disabled sex workers, and any group in the margins. “…while sex workers are (rightly) celebrating… decrim laws, we should not forget that some groups in our community—including migrant sex workers—are still being targeted, criminalised, and denied basic labour rights” — RC Radio.

International Sex Workers' Rights Day.

👥 SWOP NSW 🇦🇺

Recommended here —
«International Sex Workers Rights Day: Give Inglenook the Boot» on RC Radical Radio:
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[logo: SIN SA.] In honour of International Sex Worker Rights Day we present: «5 Reasons to Decriminalise Sex Work in SA»

[Montage of the texts and references. see post.]

International Sex Workers' Rights Day.

👥 SIN SA 🇦🇺

«5 Reasons to Decriminalise Sex Work»

1. Decriminalisation improves safety and reduces violence.

Sex work is not inherently violent; it is criminalisation that places sex workers at greatest risk […]

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[Montage of posts from the Scarlet Alliance on International Sex Workers' Rights Day. Text in post.]

‣ Today is International Sex Workers’ Rights Day
Sex work is work, and sex workers deserve respect, equality, and the same rights and protections as all workers.

On 3 March 2001, over 25,000 sex workers in India gathered for the Kolkata Sex Worker Freedom […]

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“Our work is real, our lives and rights matter.” — Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee. «International Sex Workers' Rights Day» March 03, 2026. [logo: DMSC.]

> On this International Sex Workers' Rights Day, we at Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee stand together from Kolkata, India and beyond in solidarity for dignity and equality.

> Sex work is work. Our voices matter. Our rights matter.

> ✊🏽 Respect […]

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«3 March: International Sex Workers' Rights Day» Joint statement by organizations working with and for trans communities.

[Communicate and signatories. See post.]

For our rights and our lives, we stand side by side!

«3 March: International Sex Workers' Rights Day»

Joint statement by [Turkish] organizations working with and for trans communities. 👠🇹🇷🏳‍⚧

> 3 March marks the anniversary of the historic march launched by thousands of sex workers in India in 2001 to demand […]

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Sex Work Resources | National Harm Reduction Coalition Sex work is an issue central to the Harm Reduction movement. Find practical resources to support people who use drugs and/or engage in sex work. Start here.

deserve better. We demand it. Learn more about sex worker resources: bit.ly/NHRCResourcesforSWrs

#HarmReduction #WorkersRights #LaborRights #ISWRD #SexWorkIsWork #HarmReductionSavesLives #EndViolenceAgainstWomen #GenderJustice #BodilyAutonomy #BodyAutonomy #WorkerSafety

🌟 25 years of International Sx Workers' Rights Day!🌟

We join allies around the world standing in solidarity with #sxworkers, and calling for policies that prioritise health, safety & dignity over stigma & punishment.

Please read here: buff.ly/1AdrW3t

#ISWRD #ISWRD26 #RightsNotRescue

[A background showing several red umbrellas from below. On top, squares containing: TAMPEP's logo, the text “International Sex Workers' Rights Day March 3", the text “Migrant sex workers call for rights”, and the illustration alluded to at the end of the post.]

> RED UMBRELLAS FOR SEX WORKERS' RIGHTS
> March 3rd is the International Sex Workers' Rights Day, a day to reinforce that SEX WORK IS WORK, to stand against stigma, discrimination, racism, and intolerance.
> March 3rd is the day to reflect about the LACK OF […]

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"And for us, as the community, let us also be given chances in the decision-making tables."

On #SexWorkersRightsDay, we amplify this call.

Daisy Kwala from the Bar Hostess Empowerment & Support Programme shares her #RethinkRebuildRise message. Add yours & join the movement. #ISWRD

zurl.co/UVlC2

[logo: ASWA] «International Sex Workers' Rights Day» Sex work is labour. Labour rights are human rights.

> “Sex Work is Work” is more than a slogan it is a demand for human rights.
> This 3 March, the African Sex Workers Alliance stands firm in the fight for decriminalization and universal healthcare. We won't stop until every sex worker can live and work with […]

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🗓️ On #SexWorkersRightsDay (#ISWRD), explore evidence and insights on #sexwork from #IASPlus.

Access resources that support rights-based, person-centred and community-led #HIV responses. #RethinkRebuildRise

👉 zurl.co/jjfaB

[Your ESWA Monthly cover.]

ESWA's February newsletter is published~ 💖
And today seems a particularly good day to note it. ^~
#ISWRD #ISWRD2026 👠

📰 Check it out at their website! 👈

Or look through the thread below~ (0/15)

@eswa-network
#ESWAMonthly #February2026 #SexWork #Europe #ESWA #Newsletter