On July 5th 2024, in Strumitsa, we held the first of a series of workshops on digital security in sex work. This workshop has the purpose of strengthening the capacities amongst sex workers to tackle digital threats to human rights.
During the workshop, the participants had the opportunity to familiarize themselves with the basic concepts of digital security, particularly how to protect their personal data in the digital world in compliance with the legal framework, as well as how to safely handle accounts and passwords and how to react in cases of breach of digital rights. In addition, they acquired knowledge pertaining to managing digital archives and techniques for protecting photos and other important data that may violate their dignity. Finally, through the workshop, the participants were informed about their freedom of expression in the digital space and how to communicate safely via the Internet and other electronic means.
In addition, during the workshop, the Analysis of Current Legal Frame in North Macedonia Regarding Sex Workers’ Digital Rights and Security was presented, which serves the purpose of a guideline to understand digital rights and strengthen sex workers’ capacities in the direction of coping with challenges and barriers posed in the digital world.
This activity is conducted within the frames of the project Sex workers’ resilience in the digital age, with the support of the Hivos Foundation, through the Digital Defenders Partnership grant mechanism (DDP).