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Published 11/04/2009 by Independent Catholic News

SA Bishops fear rise in forced prostitution during 2010 World Cup

The South African Bishops' Conference has warned that thousands of women will be trafficked to South Africa for prostitution during the 2010 World Cup.

“We are expecting to see a sharp increase in trafficking of women forced to be prostituted for the Soccer World Championships,...

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"Often, these women have no identification documents, have a hard time speaking English, and are afraid to contact authorities. With these people, the Catholic volunteers try to establish dialogue and help them to emerge from the nightmare that they have been thrown into by criminals. Our first task is opening our doors to these people,” he added."

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