This episode explores the overlooked and often misunderstood world of occupational health and safety in Australia’s sex work industry.

Drawing on 18 years of reporting and analysis from SafetyAtWorkBlog, the discussion highlights how stigma, legal ambiguity, and political inertia have left sex workers exposed to physical and psychosocial risks. From violence and poor ventilation to regulatory neglect and exclusion from mainstream safety systems, the hazards are real—and the solutions require more than generic compliance tools.

The episode argues for a co-designed, rights-based approach to safety—one that centres sex workers’ voices, funds peer-led programs, and treats sex work as legitimate work. Because when workers are treated as second-class citizens, safety systems follow suit.