sex workers
There is no food to take these HIV meds with, say sex workers
Studies have shown that food insecurity is a barrier to taking the drugs daily and can decrease their efficacy
Pune red light area to be back in business with SOPs, precautions
The livelihood of nearly 3,000 sex workers in the Budhwar Peth area here in Maharashtra has been affected by the COVID-19 outbreak
Sex workers are starving, would you help them?
Unlike other categories of workers, CSWs have no social support system to turn to
Mumbai: Increasing cost of rents force sex workers to flee Kamathipura
Vinay said he has been working with sex-workers since the 90s and he has seen the rent rise exponentially in the span of 20 plus years.
Are women in commercial sex work making free choices?
It is not uncommon to find women after a certain period of time resigning to their fates and learning to adjust to their life’s conditions.
Japan city to shut red-light zone during G20 summit
Japan will host the G20 summit in Osaka on June 28-29, with Donald Trump and China's President among the world leaders expected to attend.
Surviving in the shadows
Photographer Sudharak Olwe’s images document the transformation of Mumbai’s oldest red-light district.
Jack the Ripper's victims were not prostitutes
Historian claims sexist Victorian policemen unfairly labelled the working class women who were murdered.
Woman tries to sell virginity of friend's teen daughter, jailed
Alina Kukanova was found guilty and jailed for 3.5 years for trying to sell the 13 year-old girl to a wealthy Emirati for the night.
Lok Sabha passes bill to take on human trafficking
Besides prevention, rescue and rehabilitation, the bill covers aggravated forms of trafficking such as forced labour, begging and marriage.