Times Of Swaziland: BREAK THE SILENCE AS A NATION

BREAK THE SILENCE AS A NATION
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Editor on 07/08/2024 07:41:00


Sir,
Let us not do it like the Pharisees did to Jesus; they judged Him for sharing a
table with the sinners, yet we are of one creator, God. Some men take advantage
to play with our beloved sisters who respectfully work as sex workers.
Advantage
Just because their job is illegal in our country, these men take advantage to
play with our beloved sisters. Our sisters are severely bruised from beatings
and frequently have black eyes.
They are pulled by the hair as a way of control or torture. They are cut with
knives and burnt with cigarettes.  Our sisters are treated as men’s
commodities which they use whenever they want to vent out their fury, causing
immense psychological harm in the process. Sex work is sexual harassment, sexual
exploitation and often worse. Our beloved sisters end up in sex work mostly just
because they have families to take care of, there are people whom they have to
take care. It then brings to me the English idiom ‘drastic times calls for
drastic measures’.
Abused
Our sisters are regularly physically assaulted and verbally abused, whether they
ply their trade on streets or massage parlous. The system imposes an element of
worthlessness, low self-esteem and insignificance upon them. Let us break the
silence as a nation . I know one may wonder ‘how’. Our government shall
eradicate or extirpate its love for money and open job opportunities which our
beloved sisters would have, rather than settle to be wavered by cold angry winds
in streets at night.
Our government should take this issue as imperative, because this is another way
by which HIV/AIDS is commonly transmitted. The situation is hectic now and I
wonder how I could teach my children that this is not a profuse career to
choose. Just because we all have irreversible imperfections and weaknesses, so
we have to break the silence. The Swatini Action Group Against Abuse (SWAGAA) is
always there to fight against that abuse. It is an organisation that does not
discriminate nor choose who one is - status or position.
Judge
You know what, you may have a white collar job, but that does not mean we should
look down on them. We are all children of God, yes we are all of one creator; so
we should not judge them, but we should be worried about them and break the
silence. I hope those in Parliament who stay in mansions now know that out
there, are those who live by sex trade in order to get something to eat.