There is hope that by 2024 sex work will be formalised following calls of decriminalisation of the sector at the Symposium.
The Symposium was held at the Olive Convention Centre id Durban. The theme was Sex Workers’ Rights are Human Rights
Civil organisations and the South African Government participated in the discussions. The main topic was the decriminalization of sex work and destigmatization of the occupation.
In South Africa criminalisation of prostitution started in 1975 when the colonisers wanted the police to control women's bodies. It is now 2022 and it is time the government revisited the law. Criminalisation has impacted South African escorts and prostitutes, making it hard for them to report crimes, such as rate, violence and non-payment.