Leading up to Fifa 2010 World Cup in South Africa, there is much debate on the topic of sex work and its decriminalisation.
At the 2006 German World Cup, an estimated 3 million fans bought sex with over 40 000 illegal sex workers who entered the European country in search of work. Make no doubt about it, with fans from every continent congregating in South Africa and the region for one month of non-stop football action, commercial sex work — whether legalised or not — will record increased business.
...South African lobby group, the Sex Worker Advocacy Taskforce (Sweat) wants the country’s government to decriminalise and regulate sex work ahead of the World Cup. As current laws stand, sex workers are unable to demand their labour rights, leaving them at the mercy of brothel owners or pimps who can exploit the women by withholding wages or medical assistance, or by forcing them to work long and unrealistic hours in order to maximise on profits.
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The Supply and Demand of sex Work
The Standard
April 11, 2009
