You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. While the industry got the go-ahead to restart last Thursday, many workers have been reluctant to resume regular intimacy straight away.
One Christchurch escort, Jordan, had started seeing some of her regular clients again, but was worried about other sex workers who were not in a position to pick and choose from booking requests. But a lot of people don't have that decision.
There's probably a couple of clients that are cool with it, but I'd say the majority won't really be down for that," she said. Prostitutes Collective national co-ordinator Dame Catherine Healy acknowledged that could be a problem - especially for independent workers - but said her advice was still a firm "no" to anyone who was refusing to provide contact information.
However Dame Healy said many agencies had existing contact tracing solutions to deal with possible HIV infection, which could be adapted for Covid The government officially launched a new contact tracing app yesterday allowing people to privately log places they have recently visited.
But some sex workers said they still wanted their own system, because they were doubtful their clients would make any record of using their services, or pass it on to health authorities if prompted. If the Ministry of Health were to check in, you can say you've been in close contact with somebody within breathing distance of that coffee cart. Sex worker and academic Dr Gwyn Easterbrook-Smith said it was only fair that people using and appreciating the services of sex workers extended the same respect to their health.
