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Experienced business leader with wide cross-industry experience working for global organizations in India, Hong Kong and Singapore, and, more recently, an entrepreneur with ventures in E-learning and Digital hiring.
Economic pressures, structural inequality, family circumstances, coercion, social exclusion, and personal agency are some of the factors cited as reasons globally for women entering into sex work. The Indian context The same holds true in India, as articulated in a study titled “Circumstances, experiences and processes surrounding women's
Sadly, human trafficking continues to be a pervasive form of exploitation in India and across the world. It feeds off social issues such as poverty, urban-rural divide, gender inequality and disproportionately impacts women, children, and migrant workers. While thousands of cases of trafficking are recorded annually by the National Crime
The recognition of sex work as a 'profession' entitled to the right to dignity under Article 21 of the Constitution Through a decision in 2022 that has come to be regarded as a landmark, the Supreme Court significantly advanced the case for the constitutional recognition of sex workers
Sex work and prostitution are not included as industries in the Indian National Industrial Classification (NIC) which is used for gathering statistical and economic data. Hence, surrogate measures must perforce be used in estimating the size and scale of the ‘industry.’ Sex Work Turnover Supply-side model This model attempts to
What the law says, its historical development, the sector's numbers, and the types of sex work that exist. It may come as a surprise to many, but “selling sex for a consideration” has not been called out as a criminal offence in India. The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act
