Prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, tattooists worked with the constant awareness of TB, hepatitis, as well as HIV for many years.
As the lockdown enters its eighth week, tattoo artists and studio owners, who are on their knees as the financial impact deepens, have started a petition to lobby the government to allow their sector to reopen.
The NPO was established with the help of Africorp Accounting Solutions to help legitimate studios who are facing the risk of closure and tattooists who have found themselves in financial need as the lockdown removed their only source of income. He said the petition, which already had more than 7 000 signatures as of 20 May, formed part of a submission that was sent to the Department of Trade and Industry on Tuesday.
Louis Potgieter, who owns True Blue Tattoo Studio in Pretoria along with his wife Meghan, echoed Baker’s sentiments that most artists might be dipping into the last of their savings at this point. “We want the government to know that we are taking the virus threat seriously, but also feel confident in our knowledge of PPE [personal protective equipment] and safe practice and should be allowed to continue working to provide for our families, our customers and give back to the economy,” Baker said.
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