Utterances by United Nations Executive Director Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka that all women in the sex work industry are victims and the ones buying the services are perpetrators during a webinar on Monday 20 July 2020 undermines the work by Sisonke National Movement of Sex Workers and organisations such as SWEAT of more than 20 years’ …

Sisonke National Movement of Sex Workers baffled at Mlambo-Ngcuka’s Webinar statement Read More »

The Black Sex Worker Collective (BSWC) will be hosting with a global event across the continents in support of Black sex workers. All tickets are available here: thebswc.eventbrite.com SWEAT is proud to be a sponsor of this event in defense of Black sex workers and led by Black sex workers. We would like you to …

July 21/22 Global Event for Black Sex Workers: Who’s Allowed to Make Money? Read More »

The Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce (SWEAT) and Sisonke, the National Movement of Sex Workers add our voices to many others calling on government to act decisively on the escalating rate gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) in South Africa. Much has been said about the ‘surge’ in GBV cases in SA since the lockdown …

Statement: SWEAT and Sisonke – Impact of GBVF on Sex Workers Read More »

The Sex Workers Education and Advocacy Taskforce (SWEAT) and Sisonke, the National Movement of Sex Workers, are profoundly sad to announce that Angeline De Bruin (“Angie); a former SWEAT paralegal and Peer Educator has died. Our sincerest condolences are extended to her family and many friends at this devastating time. For most of us, Angie …

SWEAT and Sisonke pay tribute to Angie De Bruin Read More »

In March, Sisonke, (the national movement of sex workers in South Africa) and SWEAT launched a backabuddy fundraising campaign to help support the immediate needs of sex workers. We feared that as soon as the first lockdown was announced that there would be a rush on our emergency relief fund but we could not have …

SWEAT and Sisonke says THANK YOU! Read More »