World Cup to Bring Sex Work Boom

Sex work is expected to boom during the World Cup in South Africa. Officials are calling for increased shipments of condoms, and police forces are bolstering themselves for much sex work-related law enforcement.

Arguably, the soccer World Cup is to the sex industry what the holiday season is to candy shops. A temporary surge of excited people feeling collectively festive, willing to pay for a bit of extra indulgence.

South Africa's Drug Central Authority estimates 40,000 sex workers will trickle in for the event from as far as Russia, the Congo and Nigeria to cater to the wide taste spectrum of some 400,000, mostly male, visitors and their apres-soccer needs.

World Cup Welcome: A Billion Condoms and 40,000 Sex Workers
Global Post
May 7, 2010

Condoms To Be Handed Out At Fan Parks

In an effort to encourage safe sex, condoms will be distributed for free at World Cup fan parks throughout South Africa during the World Cup.

This is a part of the Gauteng department of health and social development’s massive safe sex campaign to coincide with the tournament.

Department spokesperson Mandla Sidu said yesterday: "The campaign will focus on educating people about safe sex and the role played by alcohol and drugs in the spread of HIV-Aids."

Free condoms at 2010 WC fan parks
Sowetan
February 12, 2010