Stripper Rights with Fired Up Stilettos - a podcast by Amy McMurtrie, Anya Saravanan, Ayan Shirwa, Emma Hart, and Iris Lee

On this episode of Women on the Line we chat with Melody, a member from Fired Up Stilettos based in Aotearoa. Fired Up Stilettos is a group of strippers fighting for improved Industry standards and independent contractor protections, nationwide.  Earlier this year Melody, alongside 18 other strippers were fired from Calender Girls Strip Club in Wellington after petitioning management for better labour rights. Sign their petition and support their campaign by visiting www.firedupstilettos.com.  Melody Montague is an arts and culture writer and former stripper from Te-Whanganui-a-Tara (Wellington), Aotearoa (New Zealand). She is one of nineteen strippers fired from Calendar Girls Wellington after petitioning management for better labour rights, and a founding member of the Fired Up Stilettos, who are fighting for improved working conditions for strippers and sex workers across Aotearoa.   

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