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Glob Health Promot. 2010 Mar;17(1):33-8. doi: 10.1177/1757975909356630.
The New Zealand Prostitutes Collective (NZPC) formed in 1987 with the intention of reforming the policy that governed prostitution. The Prostitution Reform Act 2003 was created to protect sex workers from exploitation and to give them the same rights as other workers by protecting their occupation health and safety. It is an example of community empowerment in which a small and relatively powerless group of women strived to achieve social justice and equity for all sex workers. This article provides, for the first time, the story of how the NZPC was not only able to decriminalize prostitution but also to form a framework that safeguarded the rights of all sex workers in New Zealand. It is a fascinating case study that provides insightful information into how one civil society group had a direct influence on public policy. The implications of the case study to health promotion practice are discussed and will be of interest to planners and practitioners involved in the strengthening of community empowerment.
新西兰妓女联盟（NZPC）成立于 1987 年，旨在改革管理卖淫活动的政策。2003 年的《卖淫改革法案》旨在通过保护性工作者的职业健康和安全，使他们免受剥削，并赋予他们与其他工人同等的权利。这是一个社区赋权的例子，在这个例子中，一小群相对无权的妇女努力为所有性工作者争取社会正义和平等。本文首次讲述了 NZPC 不仅成功使卖淫合法化，而且还建立了一个框架来保障新西兰所有性工作者权利的故事。这是一个引人入胜的案例研究，为我们提供了有关一个民间社会团体如何直接影响公共政策的深刻见解。该案例研究对健康促进实践的意义进行了讨论，对参与加强社区赋权的规划者和实践者将具有一定的参考价值。
