“If the police or Sarkar (government) intended to increase the welfare of victims (of trafficking), they would have then provided alternative income sources or work. What they do is lock us in shelter homes or send us back to our villages. We don’t have any other option than to return back, which I also did since I needed money to sustain my livelihood”.
This is a quote from an interview which was part of my ongoing research dedicated to understanding the marginalized perspectives on anti-trafficking interventions in India. This insight was offered by Barkha (name changed for confidentiality), a cis-female migrant sex worker, who was rescued twice by India’s anti-trafficking machinery but re-joined sex work later. Barkha’s statement reveals the discontent with anti-trafficking programmes, common among the supposed beneficiaries who have been growing increasingly frustrated with the country’s policies around sex work, expressly since 2011, the year in which India
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Combatting human trafficking: It can and must be done
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By US Ambassador to Antigua and Barbuda, Linda Taglialatela
Today, on the occasion of the United States’ National Human Trafficking Awareness Day, the US government recognises the work of foreign governments and non-governmental organisations to combat the evils of human trafficking – the scourge of modern day slavery.
On this day, we call attention to the multi-faceted efforts that advance the global goal of ending human trafficking: disrupting traffickers, protecting victims, rigorous enforcement of criminal and labour laws, and vigorously prosecuting those who exploit the most vulnerable in our society. Together, we have much more work to do to prevent this horrific injustice.