Did South Africa's soccer bonanza bring relief to sex workers in South Africa? The 2010 FIFA World Cup and the impact on sex work

Agenda

Volumn 24, Issue 85, 2010, Pages 21-30

  Richter, Marlise ^a,b,c,d,e   Massawe, Dianne ^f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

^c Treatment Action Campaign and the Reproductive Health HIV Research Unit   (South Africa)

^d South African National AIDS Council Women's Sector   (South Africa)

^e Sex Worker Education Advocacy Taskforce   (South Africa)

^f UCT   (South Africa)

^g Sex Worker Education Advocacy Taskforce   (South Africa)

Author keywords

HIV; human rights; prostitution; Sex work; soccer; World Cup

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863189869     PISSN: 10130950     EISSN: 2158978X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10130950.2010.9676320     Document Type: Article

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