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

Trafficking Helpline

South Africa: 0800 555 999
TOLL-FREE 7am - 10pm

Zambia’s Talkline: 990
TOLL-FREE 24hrs

Zimbabwe’s Hotline: 0800 32 22 22 2
TOLL-FREE 24hrs

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

• Stop the sex terror campaign and consult us
• Brothel clampdown
• Take Aids test, Mr President
• Unions in heated debate on sex work
• Female cops to dress up as sex workers
• Arrests illegal, say prostitutes
• 'Crackdown will not rid city of sex workers'
• Decriminalisation is an option to protect sex workers
• Rape stats reveal little and conceal the truth

For more view our newspaper archives

SweatSCENE

June09 edition

SweatSCENE archives

Sisonke