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Helping Singapore’s sex workers move to other careers

Project X's tailored programme provides services such as writing resumes and connecting sex workers to potential employers. PHOTO: COURTESY OF PROJECT X
Thian Wen Li
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JUL 01, 2024, 05:00 AM
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SINGAPORE - In February 2024, Nina – who is in her mid-40s – quit sex work. A month later, she started full-time work in customer service with the help of non-profit organisation Project X.
A former masseuse who provided “happy endings” to clients, the single mother joined the sex trade about 20 years ago to support her child, then a toddler.
Nina (not her real name) is one of those who have benefited from a Project X programme called The Next Step, which was set up in October 2023 to help sex workers looking to find alternative career pathways.
It is supported by funding administered by the National Council of Social Service (NCSS).
Such programmes aim to help vulnerable communities get out of a cycle of vulnerability and make better lives for themselves, said an NCSS spokesperson.
There are currently 17 sex workers in their 20s to 50s with the programme.
The Project X team on June 7 held a presentation on the programme at a social work conference organised by the National University of Singapore’s social work department.
https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/helping-singapore-s-sex-workers-move-to-other-careers