The solution to ensure the health and social security benefits to the women in prostitution is to make the service delivery mechanism free from corruption and red tape.
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Passion & compassion | 7-minute read
Victims of human trafficking don’t make headline news. That's despite the huge numbers of them and their unbelievable trauma. Why is there such deafening silence from our voluble politicos on this?
Either brutally prohibited or used for 'faith', have women been praying to the wrong Gods? And which God allows plying specially-abled children as 'Devadasis' for the pleasure of men?
Do sex workers not undergo sexual harassment — of a more horrendous kind?
It is important that they break free of the gender binary and represent sex workers as human beings
The government has maintained that this law must focus on human trafficking, including sex trafficking, but is not a law on prostitution or sex work.
The dilution of robust ideas and recommendations that must have been presented in those discussions is disappointing.
It's time India reconsiders legalising prostitution.
Is there no other industry where our women earn a decent living without having to go through labour pains?
These brave women forced to sell their flesh deserve our highest respect.
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