Sex Workers in Karnataka

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Sex workers in Karnataka have formed a union:

 

 

"The Karnataka Sex Workers Union is a trade union of women, men and transgender sexworkers, who live in the state of Karnataka, India.The Union seeks to be registered as a trade union in India.

 

 

We advocate for the rights of all sex workers. Currently sexworkers work under extremely exploitative and stigmatised conditions as they are abused by the police, goondas, house-owners, neighbours, lodge owners, brothel owners, agents

 

(un-popularly called pimps!), government officials and even strangers who see us at work. Within the system, we are systematically denied basic entitlements such as ration card, admission to schools, etc. Our children also face discrimination in

 

schools, colleges and hostels. This is primarily due to lack of social acceptance and criminalisation of many aspects of sec work through the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act.

 

Read more, offer help: http://sexworkersunion.in/?page_id=2