I said I would support the law allowing WGs to work together for safety - that's all. Because safety is the most important thing. I used the example of NZ because as far as I'm aware the co-ops are limited to 2/3 women registered as working from the premises (a SOOB, or small owner-operated brothel) - there are no checks or bans on anything, the only stipulation is that they are registered, or else they will get busted for an illegal operation. It's only if the number of women is above 3 then the place has to be registered as a "brothel" which is where the employment laws, promotion and enforcement of safe sex (ie OW only, although yes this would be very difficult to enforce!) apply and as far as I'm aware this is to stop people setting up brothels with huge volumes of foot traffic in residential areas.
So 2/3 women want to work together for safety and split the bills = independents just working together. 3 or more women = employees of a brothel - if you want to be an employee of a brothel and not independent you would go for this option. I imagine that this isn't a bad way of operating. Also, although Sex Work is recognised, no-one is forced to come off their benefits to take up a sex work job, which is the argument given by a lot of antis - that unemployed people would be forced to sell sex or lose their benefits. More tax revenue for the country as well when sex workers have to be registered and pay tax to avoid the law coming down on them.
As for having that 'record' for life - your records are confidential anyway and if it's legalised then there would be less stigma. My medical records are covered in Sex Work blah blah blah, reason for Hep A+B vaccination - Sex Worker. Doesn't bother me much because it's not likely that my granny etc will be getting hold of my medical records any time soon! If it wasn't illegal then of course there would be no reason for it to come up on a CRB check (or the NZ equivalent), because since it's not illegal there can be no conviction.
I personally wouldn't work without security or someone else ,WG or otherwise, on the premises. To me, it seems crazy and nerve-wracking to invite lots of random strangers to be completely alone with you in a house / their house. Not because I think punters are 'bad' (vast majority wouldn't dream of hurting you in any way), but because of the sheer numbers increasing the probability and also the anonymity involved (you don't know anything about the person, who if male is statistically much stronger than you). I am aware that is probably an unpopular view among most indie WGs though.
