SC directs states to provide dry ration to sex workers

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed all state governments to ensure dry ration is being provided to sex workers, identified by the National AIDS Control Organisation during COVID-19 pandemic,......

Should prostitution be legalised?

'When workers in other industries enjoy protection, why should sex workers not receive similar protection?' 'Sex work should be treated as work and brought under the work schedule of the labour......

Why this Durga Puja in Kolkata is different

The Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee, an NGO in the heart of Kolkata’s red light district, has decided to celebrate Durga Puja, reports Indrani Roy/Rediff.com. Image: A woman offers prayers......

Why Kolkata's sex workers have been told to avoid Africans

Sex workers in Kolkata’s largest red light area Sonagachi have been asked by an NGO, working for their welfare, not to entertain Africans who are regular visitors to the place in the wake of......