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Welcome
SWEAT is a non-profit organisation situated in Cape Town, South Africa. We work with sex workers around health and human rights.

We also lobby and advocate for the decriminalisation of adult sex work in South Africa. This is an educational site about sexd worker rights and issues.

The site contains adult information and it is not intended to children or persons who are underage.

 

Education

SWEAT is involved in direct outreach work with sex workers around health and safety as well as public awareness and advocacy work.

Read more about our advocacy work or our programmes.

 

Advocacy

Western Cape 070707 End Hate Alliance



Zoliswa Nkonyana Murder Trial Press Release - 29 September 2009.
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Publications

Selling Sex in Cape Town

This two-year study by the Institute for Security Studies and the Sex Worker Education and Advocacy Taskforce is the first complete survey and analysis of the sex work industry in a South African city, Cape Town.
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Newspaper Reports

For more view our newspaper archives

 

SweatSCENE

June09 edition

SweatSCENE archives

 

Sisonke

 

 

Media Links


Active Image SWEAT (blog)

sweat blog

Sample Image SWEATPics

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Presentations

Women'sNet (slideshow)


Podcasts

The Long Fight for Decriminalisation:
English, Xhosa, Afrikaans

 

Celebrating Women's Month part1, part2, part3, part4, part5, part6

 


Social Networks

Sweat Human Rights Defenders




Memoirs of a Sex Worker
Sunday, 07 February 2010 17:39

I would like to sit the whole of today and continue writing but that is not possible now.

The memories stir up emotions that won’t go away, seeking expression in words or images.

The words are in my head and the feelings are in my heart, buried under layers of lies, deceptions, addictions, denial and secrets.

 

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Last Updated on Sunday, 07 February 2010 17:51
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Sex work and the 2010 Soccer World Cup
Written by SWEAT/ SANAC   
Sunday, 07 February 2010 16:18

Report on consultation and HIV/AIDS, Sex Work and the 2010 Soccer World Cup: Human Rights, Public Health, Soccer and Beyond:

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Poverty and lack of jobs force people to prostitution
Written by News & Current Affairs/ Ligwalagwala   
Monday, 01 February 2010 15:57

Poverty and lack of jobs force people to turn into prostitution:

http://www.monitoringsa.com/Mediaclips/Audio/2813968.mp3

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Prostitution in Bloemfontein is reported to be on the increase
Written by AM Live/ SAfm   
Monday, 01 February 2010 15:49

Prostitution in Bloemfontein is reported to be increasing with children as young as 14:

http://www.monitoringsa.com/Mediaclips/Audio/2812694.mp3

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Why men use prostitutes
Written by Julie Bindel/Weekend Post   
Saturday, 23 January 2010 15:38

The reasons why many men pay for sex are revealed in the interviews that make up a major new piece of research.

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