Sex workers from across India have pledged to intensify their campaign for legalisation of their profession. They said the move, announced at a national convention in Calcutta, has become necessary following the closure of dance bars in Maharashtra.
Campaigners say that legal recognition is crucial for the future of the children of sex workers. The National Network of Sex Workers also said that it will organise a protest march to the Indian parliament.
Swapna Gayen, Secretary of Calcutta's Durbar Mahila Samanoy Samity (DMSC), was reported to have said that legal rights for sex workers have become more important than ever before. Swapna added,"Look at how the government closed down the dancing bars and threw tens of thousands of woman out of work. If these were legalised, this would not have happened. So we demand legalisation of the sex trade in our city and in the whole of the country. It is a question of survival with dignity."
Now, sex workers from all over Asia visit Calcutta to learn from the DMSC about how to organise themselves to demand legal rights and protection, how to practise safe sex by making condom use mandatory and how to keep away all those who try to take away their hard earned incomes. Sex workers from Bangladesh, attending this convention as observers, also support the demand.
Campaigners say that legal recognition is crucial for the future of the children of sex workers. The National Network of Sex Workers also said that it will organise a protest march to the Indian parliament.
Swapna Gayen, Secretary of Calcutta's Durbar Mahila Samanoy Samity (DMSC), was reported to have said that legal rights for sex workers have become more important than ever before. Swapna added,"Look at how the government closed down the dancing bars and threw tens of thousands of woman out of work. If these were legalised, this would not have happened. So we demand legalisation of the sex trade in our city and in the whole of the country. It is a question of survival with dignity."
Now, sex workers from all over Asia visit Calcutta to learn from the DMSC about how to organise themselves to demand legal rights and protection, how to practise safe sex by making condom use mandatory and how to keep away all those who try to take away their hard earned incomes. Sex workers from Bangladesh, attending this convention as observers, also support the demand.
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