The union for Australian sex workers wants foreign prostitutes to work here on skilled worker visas. Foreign prostitutes should be allowed into Australia on skilled worker visas claim the Sex Workers Association. Source:News Limited.
The Australian Sex Workers' Association - known as Scarlet Alliance - is urging the Federal Government to expand the controversial visa to cover foreign escorts. The Scarlet Alliance migration program manager, Jules Kim, said sex workers were just as skilled as other workers allowed to fly into Australia on the four-year work visas. Bosses must test market on Visa crackdown. Federal Government yet to prove Visa abuse - Pyne.
The Immigration Department already lets Australian companies "import'' overseas workers to fill types of jobs. The skilled occupations include massage therapists, gardeners, florists, cooks, dog handlers, fashion designers, bed and breakfast operators, entertainers, dancers, recreation officers, makeup artists, jockeys, gymnastic coaches and horse riding instructors.
Scarlet Alliance has told a Senate inquiry into visas that "sex work is no less skilled than other occupations" on the official skills-shortage list. Its submission lists sex workers' skills as "working with condoms and dams, negotiating prices and services, performing STI sexually transmitted infection checks, making risk assessments and establishing boundaries''. The Immigration Department yesterday said sex workers were not considered "skilled'' because the job did not require a degree or diploma.
But Scarlet Alliance told the Senate inquiry that it provides training for members through a Diploma in Community Education. Australian unions want the controversial visa scaled back, claiming that employers abuse it to undercut local workers' wages and exploit low-paid foreigners. The federal government has introduced legislation to parliament that would crack down on any visa rorts, by forcing employers to advertise jobs in Australia first and prove they have tried to hire locally.
