Can someone on a temporary visa be a sex worker?

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It’s illegal to do sex work in New Zealand if you are on any type of temporary visa. However, here are some rights you still have under New Zealand law:
• the right to give or refuse consent to sex
• the right to insist on safer sex practices, like using condoms and dental dams
• the right to be paid what you and your client or boss agreed
• the right to be safe at work
• the right not to be bullied or harassed
• the right to stop doing sex work whenever you want to.
If immigration officials or the police find out you’re doing sex work on a temporary visa, you could be deported.
If you came to New Zealand under a “trafficking” arrangement, you can go to the police to get a special visa so you can stay in New Zealand.

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