On July 19, 2011, the court established a group, chaired by prominent counsel Pradip Ghosh, to recommend steps to combat trafficking, rehabilitate sex workers who choose to quit it, and provide conditions that allow sex workers who wish to continue working with dignity to do so.
Sex workers in several parts of the world have faced a huge economic impact due to COVID-19-related restrictions on physical contact and movement. Additionally, the criminalization of sex work in many countries has disproportionately given way to stigma, discrimination, violence and inability to access essential health-care services. Sex workers have also been left out of
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Across sites, they have seized different opportunities in the areas of HIV prevention, gender equality and human rights to work collectively for both inclusion and recognition of their work and life experiences. The survey further offers a rich insight into the everyday life of the sex workers. Some of the major findings from the survey are explored below.
Entry into sex work was a result of choice and a result of exclusion: While the majority of women entered sex work because of poverty, poor socio-economic conditions, violence and exploitation in marriage and other areas, we also found that a considerable number of women – around 68% – came to sex work on their own. Also these women, who either came on their own or due to their circumstances, did so after venturing into the informal labor markets – working as domestic helpers, beauty parlour workers, wage labourers, petty vendors, construction workers, for example, which were also the sites of exploitation for them.