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"sex trafficking world cup south africa"

That phrase yields about 83,600 results in 0.21 seconds in a Google search. Then why is it that so few have heard 'sex trafficking' and 'world cup' used in the same sentence?

International sporting events (including the Olympics and the World Cup) have a direct correlation to the amount of human trafficking that occurs in the area. The 2010 South Africa World Cup brings excitement, national pride, tourists from around the world, and along with all of these, sex slaves.

It is estimated that 100,000 women and children have been/will be trafficked, sold forcibly into sexual acts and slave-like labor during this year's world cup. It is difficult for the government and other agencies to intervene because no comprehensive legislation on human trafficking exists in the country.

Perhaps the most dangerous factor is uncertainty. We don't know about this phenomenon. We don't know where these brothels are. We don't know where the young girls are taken from, and we don't know how to stop the traffickers.

Start by spreading the world- eradicating the silence that surrounds this issue.

Dual vision challenge: Tell two people throughout this week about the sex trafficking that has and will occur due to this year's World Cup.

Read up- Links about South Africa's sex trafficking:
New America Media
Time Magazine
ESPN News
The Daily Beast
Change.org

Links about human trafficking:
STOP
Love 146
Restore NYC

human trafficking: the illegal trading of humans and exploiting them sexually or through forced labor; modern-day slavery

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Writing to consolidate the world I live in with the world I truly care about. I've never taken much action, but maybe this is my action- to shed light on the stories of people, wherever they may be. Enjoy!