Sex worker
The sex workers' rights movement began the 1970s and in many countries, works to improve working conditions, increase benefits and eliminate discrimination on behalf of individuals working within the sex industry, whether legal or criminalized. The International Committee for Prostitutes' Rights gained human rights coverage in 1985 when they obtained the World Charter for Prostitutes Rights creating a world wide community. This movement continued to grow globally as members banded together to fight the AIDS/HIV crisis. The Global Network of Sex Work Projects (NSWP) was created in 1992 at the International AIDS Conference in Amsterdam. This network had a large part in the international response and education of people during the AIDS/HIV crisis in regards to the sex work industry. The majority of the Sex workers' Rights Movements' progress pertains to developed countries, currently the organizations involved are working to extend their knowledge and activism to developing countries. Although research about the sex worker movement has been conducted mainly in North American and Western European countries, sex worker-led mobilization has occurred around the world. Such actions seek to influence policies so that sex work is recognized as a legitimate profession, and sufficient rights are provided to sex workers.