Protecting Migrant Workers in the Sex Industry: Information and Education

Overview

The Australian Government is inviting one organisation through a closed non-competitive selection process to apply to deliver services under the Protecting Migrant Workers in the Sex Industry: Information and Education Program nationally over a 12 month period commencing in 2026. The program contributes to whole-of-government efforts to combat migrant worker exploitation. The objectives of the program are to provide resources to an industry expert to: develop information and/or education resources to inform: temporary visa holders working in the sex industry in Australia about migration-related rights and obligations employers of temporary visa holders in the sex industry about migration-related obligations proactively deliver this information and education equitably to temporary visa holders and their employers in the sex industry, in an effective and accessible manner. The intended outcomes of the program are to: increase temporary visa holders’ and employers’ awareness and understanding of their workplace rights and obligations under the Migration Act 1958 (the Act), including recent reforms that address migrant worker exploitation support employers of temporary visa holders with information to enhance compliance with their obligations ensure temporary visa holders understand how to seek help.