June 08, 2010

World Cup sex trafficking concerns churches

http://blogs.chron.com/believeitornot/2010/06/world_cup_sex_trafficking_conc.html

News reports and public service announcements on South African TV estimate up to 100,000 people may fall victim to sex trafficking during the FIFA World Cup, which begins on Friday. Concerned churches from across the globe are sending missionaries to the games to minister to sex workers and work alongside social services to help them.

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Christians fight against human trafficking ahead of World Cup

With the South African World Cup less than two weeks away, there is continued concern that the event will be used for human trafficking.

It has been estimated that between 40,000 to 100,000 people may be trafficked for the World Cup. In January, Time magazine reported on a three week investigation into human trafficking. Finding a lucrative t...
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South Africa's New Slave Trade and the Campaign to Stop It

For a South African victim of human trafficking, this was the endgame. On a freezing night last July, Sindiswa, 17, lay curled in a fetal position in bed No. 7 of a state-run hospice in central Bloemfontein. Well-used fly strips hung between fluorescent lights, pale blue paint flaked off the walls, and fresh blood stained her sheets, the rusty bedpost and the linoleum flo...

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