Do you urgently need help? Check out the list of organisations that support sex workers with a number of things.
Types of organizations
As a sex worker, you must be able to always find help anywhere if you need it. That is why this list contains a great many different organizations. All these organizations have their own way of thinking about sex work. Some have Christian roots for example, and might believe it is important for you to stop doing the work. Think about whether that is the right place for you.
Sex work organizations
PIC (Prostitutie Informatie Centrum)
For sex workers, clients, students, journalists and tourists
Enge Kerksteeg 3
1012 GV Amsterdam
020 – 420 73 28
pic@pic-amsterdam.com
www.pic-amsterdam.com
PROUD
Interest group for sex workers
SekswerkExpertise
Platform for improving how sex work is perceived, made up of allies and sex workers
sekswerkexpertise@gmail.com
www.sekswerkexpertise.nl (Dutch only)
Seksworks
Focus group in the Tilburg region
info@seksworks.nl
www.seksworks.nl (Dutch only)
Red Insight
An online platform for and by sex workers
info@redinsight.org
www.redinsight.org
SAVE Campaign
Loose association of sex workers, started as a lobby against de Wet Regulering Prostitutie (the Prostitution Regulation Act).
Save-campaign@protonmail.com
https://twitter.com/SAVE_SW
https://savesexworkersrights.nl/
Red Light United
For sex workers who work in window brothels in Amsterdam
https://redlightunited.wordpress.com/
SWAD
Sex Work Alliance Destigmatization (SWAD)
https://sekswerk.info/en/about-us/sex-work-alliance-destigmatization-swad
OMRP – Onder mijn rode paraplu
Podcast
info@ondermijnrodeparaplu.nl
www.ondermijnrodeparaplu.nl (Dutch only)
Callgirls and coffee
Monthly, informal group for sex workers. In Amsterdam.
callgirlsandcoffee@gmail.com
pic-amsterdam.com/workshops/
LGBT
Trans United Europe & Transkliniek
A group for and by transgender people that works on the visibility of the multi-cultural transgender community in the Netherlands
contact@transunitedeurope.eu
http://transunitedeurope.eu
TNN (Transgender Netwerk Nederland)
Works for the emancipation of transgender people and the acknowledgement of a gender-diverse society
Amsterdam
020 – 205 09 15
info@transgendernetwerk.nl (Dutch only)
www.transgendernetwerk.nl
Information
Ugly Mugs (all of the Netherlands)
At Ugly Mugs you can:
- Check if your client has been aggressive with a colleague
- Report violence that you have experienced yourself
- Receive alerts if a dangerous client is in your neighborhood
Amsterdam Center for Sex Workers (ACS) (Amsterdam)
Prostitution and Health Center, STI testing and social work
Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 292, Amsterdam
020 – 531 86 00
info@centerforsexworkers.nl
www.amsterdamcenterforsexworkers.nl
Scharlaken Koord
Christian social assistance in Amsterdam, offering support through prevention, assistance and field work
020 – 622 68 97
info@scharlakenkoord.nl
www.scharlakenkoord.nl
Leger des Heils (Salvation Army)
Christian social assistance, offering support through prevention, assistance and field work
Oudezijds Achterburgwal 45, Amsterdam
020 – 422 7505
www.legerdesheils.nl/alle-adressen (Dutch only)
SHOP Den Haag
An expertise center offering assistance and services to sex workers and victims of human trafficking
Herengracht 20, The Hague
070 – 361 47 47
info@shop-denhaag.nl
www.shop-denhaag.nl (Ducth only)
SPOT46 (Den Haag)
Information and advice about working healthily in the sex industry
Herengracht 46a, The Hague
070 – 345 70 10
info@spot46.nl
www.spot46.nl
De Haven (Den Haag)
Field work, christian social work and a program to help you leave sex work
070 – 402 08 04
info@stichtingdehaven.nl
www.stichtingdehaven.nl (Dutch only)
ESSM Humanitas (Rotterdam)
Expertise Centre for Sexuality, Sex Work and Human Trafficking
010 - 2365 212
expertisecentrum.humanitas-rotterdam.nl (Dutch only)
PMW Humanitas (Rotterdam)
Prostitution social work
pmw@stichtinghumanitas.nl
Door2Door (Rotterdam)
Information and services for sex workers
Rochussenstraat 301
010 - 795 6461
door2door@stichtinghumanitas.nl
www.door2doorrotterdam.nl
Belle (regio Utrecht)
Social work; assistance for: finding different work, housing, including sheltered accommodation, administration, finances and/or debts, education, language courses, psycho-social complaints
De Tussenvoorziening
Socrateslaan 62, 3522 EH Utrecht
06 – 53 71 18 79
belle@tussenvoorziening.nl
www.belle-hulpverlening.nl
Pretty Woman/Best Man (Utrecht region)
Assistance to girls, women, boys and men who want to stop working in prostitution (using the exit program RUPS)
030 – 236 19 99
info@prettywoman-utrecht.nl
www.prettywoman-utrecht.nl
PMW013 (Tilburg)
PMW013 is an initiative of Sterk Huis that offers specialized support to sex workers. The team consists of counselors and peer coaches and can help with questions about work, safety, health, quitting sex work, personal development, and alternative employment opportunities.
PMW@sterkhuis.nl
www.sterkhuis.nl/pmw013/ (Dutch only)
Stichting Fair&Square (region West Veluwe Vallei, Ede and around)
Support and advice to all (ex)sex workers in the region West Veluwe Vallei, irrespective of country of origin, age, gender, sexual orientation or religion
06 - 58 01 59 54
info@stichtingfairsquare.nl
www.stichtingfairsquare.nl
Rebelz (region Gelderland)
Prevention, support and advice to victims and potential victims of loverboys and inappropriate sexual behavior
06 – 34 06 54 80
jolanda.bergsma@Rebelz.info
www.rebelz.info (Dutch only)
KISS Knowledge Network in sex work and sexuality
Expertise network in help and servise provision for sex workers and victims of human trafficing
Expert by experience is present on Mondays and Thursdays
Website : https://ggdgz.nl/alsseksjewerkis
Phone number: 088- 1447196
Visiting address : Prof. Bellefroidstraat 22, 6525 AE Nijmegen
Visiting address: Kersenboogerd 2, Tiel
kiss@ggdgelderlandzuid.nl
Fier! (Leeuwarden)
Prostitution social work
058 - 215 70 84
pmw@fier.nl
https://www.fier.nl/expertisecentrum/pmw/ (Dutch only)
Terwille Groningen en Overijssel
Help and support for sex workers: housing, working, safety, quitting and addiction problems
050 – 3130700 (hulplijn)
050 – 3116226 (infolijn)
info@terwille.nl
www.terwille.nl/zorgthema/prostitutie-2 (Dutch only)
De Kern (regio Overijssel, Zwolle)
Social work and services
038 – 456 9700
sec@stdekern.nl
MO Den Bosch
Social work and services
073 – 6139225
aanmeldpunt@modenbosch.nl
www.modenbosch.nl (Dutch only)
Punt 26
Support center for sex workers in Arnhem
info@punt26.nl
www.punt26.nl (Dutch only)
026-3127777
RUPS (Regional Exit Program for Prostitutes), in Zeeland and West-Brabant
Health and well-being organizations, including for sex workers
www.rups.nu
SMWO
Goes/ Zeeland region
0113 – 277 111
Martine Kraak and Hennie van Eijbergen
pmw@smwo.nl
www.smwo.nl (Dutch only)
Wij Zijn Traverse Groep
Bergen op Zoom/ Markiezaat region
0164 – 237 056 (Ellen)
pmw@wijzijntraversegroep.nl
www.wijzijntraversegroep.nl (Dutch only)
IMW Breda (Breda & regio Baronie)
076 – 53 05 888
06 – 18 23 51 29 (Sanja)
info@imwbreda.nl
www.imwbreda.nl (Dutch only)
GGD
Centrum voor Seksuele Gezondheid Amsterdam (CSGA) (regio Amsterdam)
For sex workers: Amsterdam Center for Sex Workers (ACS)
020 – 531 86 00
https://amsterdamcenterforsexworkers.nl/
CSGA main: https://www.ggd.amsterdam.nl/infectieziekten/soa-hiv-en-sense/
GGD Hollands Noorden (regio Alkmaar)
088 – 0125705
gezondheidscentrumsekswerkers.nl
GGD Noord Oost Gelderland
06 – 25644136
https://www.ggdnog.nl/seks-als-werk
GGD Gelderland Zuid
Sexual health
kiss@ggdgelderlandzuid.nl
alsseksjewerkis.ggdgelderlandzuid.nl
GGD Zeeland
0800-3687600 (8.30-17.00 hr)
www.ggdzeeland.nl/seksualiteit-en-soa/seksualiteit/als-seks-je-werk-is
GGD Flevoland (Lelystad)
www.csgflevoland.nl
GGD Gooi- en Vechtstreek (Bussum)
035 – 692 62 22
info@ggdgv.nl
www.ggdgv.nl
GGD Zuid-Limburg (Heerlen)
www.ggdzl.nl/burgers/seksuele-gezondheid/als-seks-je-werk-is
GGD Brabant-Zuidoost (Eindhoven)
088 - 0031 344
https://www.ggdbzo.nl/seks-en-gezondheid/sekswerkers/
GGD Zuid Holland-Zuid (Dordrecht)
https://www.ggdzhz.nl/seksualiteit-en-soa/sekswerker
GGD Drenthe (Assen & Emmen)
https://www.ggddrenthe.nl/gezondheid/seks-gezondheid/sekswerker/
GGD Fryslân (Leeuwarden)
Weekly consultation hours: every Wednesday from 13.00hr - 15.00hr
https://www.ggdfryslan.nl/seksualiteit-soa/seksuele-gezondheid/seks-als-werk/
GGD Groningen
Consultation hours in Groningen (locations Hanzeplein and Meeting Point, see website for more information)
https://ggd.groningen.nl/seksualiteit/als-seks-je-werk-is/
GGD Haaglanden (Den Haag)
https://www.seksuelegezondheidhaaglanden.nl/doelgroepen/sekswerkers/
GGD Hart voor Brabant (Tilburg)
088 - 3687 600 (9hr - 11hr)
Weekly consultation hours in Den Bosch and Tilburg, see website for more information
https://www.ggdhvb.nl/liefde-en-seks/sekswerkers/
GGD Hollands-Midden (Leiden)
https://www.ggdhm.nl/seksuele-gezondheid/sekswerkers
GGD IJsselland (Zwolle)
038 - 428 1600 (on Monday, Tuesday & Thursday from 8hr - 12hr)
https://www.ggdijsselland.nl/over-de-ggd/contact/contact-afdeling-seksuele-gezondheid/
GGD Kennemerland (Haarlem)
023 - 789 1610 (9hr - 12hr)
https://www.ggdkennemerland.nl/seksuele-gezondheid/als-seks-je-werk-is
GGD Limburg-Noord (Venlo)
088 - 1191 207 (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday & Friday from 8.30hr - 11hr, and Monday and Thursday from 15hr - 16hr)
https://www.ggdlimburgnoord.nl/voor-inwoners/seks-en-gezondheid/als-seks-je-werk
GGD regio Utrecht (Utrecht)
030 - 608 6084
https://ggdru.nl/thema/seksensoa/informatie-voor-sekswerkers/
GGD Rotterdam-Rijnmond (Rotterdam)
https://www.ggdrotterdamrijnmond.nl/soa-seksualiteit/sekswerk/
GGD Twente (Enschede)
Consultation hours: every Friday afternoon from 14hr - 16hr in Enschede. In Almelo on appointment.
https://www.ggdtwente.nl/onderwerpen/seksualiteit/sekswerkers/informatie-voor-sekswerkers
GGD West-Brabant (Breda)
06 23 08 24 39 (Tuesday from 10hr - 16hr)
Consultation hours: every Tuesday from 10hr - 12hr
https://www.ggdwb.nl/professional/sekswerkers/
GGD Gelderland-Midden (Arnhem)
088 - 355 6600 (Monday through Friday from 10hr - 12hr)
For sex workers it is also possible to plan a appointment online
https://ggdgm.nl/seksualiteit-soa/afspraak-maken-voor-een-soa-test
De Cirkel/ Iriszorg
Streetwork Nijmegen
088 – 606 1600
info.zuid@iriszorg.nl
www.iriszorg.nl/locaties/avondopvang-de-cirkel-nijmegen
Emergency
Centre for Sexual Violence
Help with sexual violence
0800-0188 (24/7)
centrumseksueelgeweld.nl (in English)
Veilig Thuis
Domestic violence
0800 – 2000
veiligthuis.nl (Dutch only)
113
Suicide prevention
0900 – 0113
www.113.nl
Police general number
0900 - 8844
In case of emergency: 112
Meld Misdaad Anoniem (report crime anonymously)
0800 - 7000
https://www.meldmisdaadanoniem.nl/english
Health
Stichting Kruispost
Offers medical (similar to treatment by a doctor) and psychological help to people who are unable to find help through ordinary healthcare channels, such as people who don’t have health insurance
Oudezijds Voorburgwal 129
1012 EP Amsterdam
020 – 624 90 31
kruispost@oudezijds100.nl
www.kruispost.nl
De Regenboog
Welfare organization (buddies project / social work, etc. aimed at vulnerable people suffering from poverty and lack of social inclusion
020 – 5317600
info@deregenboog.org
https://www.deregenboog.org (Dutch only)
Human trafficking
Comensha
National Coordination Centre against Human Trafficking
Smallepad 30, Amersfoort
033 – 448 11 86
info@comensha.nl
www.comensha.nl
La Strada
European NGO platform against human trafficking
Postbus 15865, Amsterdam
020 – 688 14 14
info@lastradainternational.org
www.lastradainternational.org
Fairwork
FairWork helps foreign victims of modern-day slavery in the Netherlands
Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 32, Amsterdam
020 – 760 08 09
06 – 517 712 49
info@fairwork.nu
www.fairwork.nu
Administration
Freen
Balthasar Freen, Tax consultants
Amsterdam
020 – 67 202 76
info@freen.nl
www.freen.nl (Dutch only)
Amsterdam Bookkeeper
Offers accounting and tax services to small entrepreneurs and foreigners who are tax subjects in the Netherlands
Oudezijds Achterburgwal 42C, Amsterdam
06 – 26 80 20 37
info@amsterdambookkeeper.nl
www.amsterdambookkeeper.nl
Aleka
Advice related to accounting and insurance for people in the erotic sector
06 – 51 19 77 71
info@aleka.nl
www.aleka.nl (Dutch only)
Spot46 (The Hague)
The bookkeeper is available on Thursdays from 13.00 to 15.00. You can get free advice about your taxes and you can get your tax returns made by the bookkeeper for a reasonable price.
https://www.spot46.nl/en/consultation-hours/
Door2Door (Rotterdam)
Twice a month, a bookkeeper will be available at Door2Door for financial questions. The first introductory meeting is free.
https://door2doorrotterdam.nl/site/boekhouding-spreekuur/ (website only in Dutch, you can use Google Translate to translate)
Miscellaneous
Vereniging voor Vrouw & Recht (VVR) (Association for Women and Law)
Online platform voor legal advice, focused on women and law
‘Clara Wichmann’
www.vrouwenrecht.nl
ASHA
Beppy products (Beppy is a brand), condoms, lube, etc. supplier to the sector
010 – 467 67 47
info@asha.nl
www.asha.nl
Rutgers
Centre of expertise on Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights
030 – 2313431
office@rutgers.nl
www.rutgers.nl (Dutch only)
SW Links
Collection of links about sex work
www.swlinks.nl (website is offline, but still able to visit through Wayback Machine Web Archive)
Sekswerkerfgoed (Sex work heritage)
www.sekswerkerfgoed.nl
Happy Healthy Me app
A free app developed by GGD Brabant-Zuidoost especially for sex workers. For free and anonymous access to the right information to be able to work safely. Such as information about complaints of an STD, at which test and vaccination locations you can go. This app can be downloaded for free and anonymously in 9 different languages (Dutch, English, Spanish, Ukrainian, Russian, Polish, Romanian, Bulgarian and Portuguese) on Android and Apple.
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