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NHRC seeks ATRs from Centre, Maharashtra government on plight of sex workers in Mumbai

The National Human Rights Commission sought Action Taken Reports on the issues of human trafficking, prostitution and plight of sex workers in different locations in Mumbai within eight weeks from the Secretary, Ministry of Women & Child Development, Government of India, New Delhi, the Chief Secretary, Govt. Acting on a petition filed by noted human rights activist and Supreme Court …

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5 days, 19 hours ago

Trans People, Sex Workers Celebrate Pre-Christmas with Joy

Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad: More than 300 transgender persons, hijras and sex workers gathered for the pre-Christmas event held at Secunderabad on Tuesday. Jacob Chinnappa, a retired Air Force officer, who organised this event, said, “I have been working for the past several years with the trans people and sex workers. Though the discrimination exists towards them, it's time people change and accept …

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3 weeks ago

Veteran's suicide: Gov promises action

ABC

Nick Grimm: G'day, welcome to PM, I'm Nick Grimm, coming to you from Gadigal Land. Nick Grimm: And that's Associate Professor Matthew Sussex from the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre at the Australian National University. Nick Grimm: AFP Commander Stephen Jay ending Kathleen O'Connor's report. Sarah Maunder: With what's happened in Belgium, would you like to see that introduced or …

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3 weeks ago

Belgium sex workers get maternity leave, sick days in a world first

India Today

Belgian sex workers will now have the right to sick days, maternity leave and pension rights under a new law that came into effect on Sunday. According to the Belgian Union of Sex Workers, the law is “a huge step forward, ending legal discrimination against sex workers". “It is dangerous because it normalises a profession that is always violent at …

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Prostitutes win the right to maternity leave, sick days and pensions in Belgium under the first law of its kind in the world

Daily Mail

Prostitutes have gained the right to maternity leave, sick days and pensions in Belgium under the first law of its kind in the world. The Belgian Union of Sex Workers described the law as 'a huge step forward, ending legal discrimination against sex workers' and said it will help clamp down on abuse and exploitation. Pictured: Red Light District, 'Glass …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

‘Opportunity for us to exist,’ THIS country becomes first country to recognise sex workers’ rights

Live Mint

Belgium has become the first country in the world to officially recognize the rights of sex workers, granting them the same benefits as other employees, such as maternity leave, pensions, health insurance, and sick leave. Victoria, president of the Belgian Union of Sex Workers, emphasized the importance of the new law, stating, “When your job is illegal, there are no …

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A new Belgium law gives sex workers contracts, benefits and safety protection

LA Times

A view of an empty chair in a sex worker’s booth in Antwerp, Belgium. Starting Sunday, sex workers in Belgium will be able to sign formal employment contracts and gain labor rights on par with those in other professions in a legal breakthrough some call a “revolution.” The new law also establishes fundamental rights for sex workers, including the rights …

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3 weeks, 4 days ago

Amsterdam to ban hotels from jamming in sleeping pods to reduce city center overtourism

NL Times

Amsterdam announced more measures the city plans to try to limit the number of people able to spend the night in the capital. Cafe terraces may also be forced to close early, live sex shows in the Red Light District could see operating hours reduced, and coffeeshops may be enticed to relocate from the city center to other parts of …

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1 month ago

Authorities face scrutiny over allowing a convict-led escort agency to operate

NL Times

Dutch authorities are under fire for failing to take action against Tilburg-based escort agency Nirvana, despite years of alleged exploitation of sex workers and evidence of fraudulent activities. Van de Laar, who founded Nirvana in 1996, was sentenced in Belgium to four years in prison, with two years suspended, for exploiting escort workers. “It is clear Margretha had no respect …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Inside the red light district next to a PRIMARY SCHOOL

Daily Mail

Sex workers, used condoms and syringes outside the gates of a primary school are every parent’s worst nightmare. A suspected sex worker standing by the gates of Mount Pleasant Junior School on Thursday night as a car drove past Several men were spotted speaking to men and approaching vehicles in the evening along Empress Road and Imperial Road, down to …

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1 month, 1 week ago

OnlyFans: How getting my content stolen exposed me to the dark side of the internet

Slate

During the pandemic, I happily joined the steady stream of sex workers and exhibitionists flocking to OnlyFans. They then take her stolen content and upload it to tube sites or to “shitty message boards that look like they’re from GeoCities 1999,” where people paste links to Dropbox folders, torrent sites, and other platforms where they’ve uploaded the leaked material. “It’s …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

I Worked In A Gentlemen's Club. Here's The Uncomfortable Truth Many Married Women Won't Face.

Huff Post

When I first applied for a job in the adult entertainment industry, I was two states and hundreds of miles away from my hometown. I could ignore my experiences working in so-called gentlemen’s clubs and receive support, or I could out myself and speak up for sex workers and be attacked as unworthy. Courtesy of Megan Thiele Strong If we …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Muzaffarpur's Sex Workers Embrace Culinary Transformation

New Indian Express

Bihar's sex workers are set to enter the culinary world by training in 'Champaran handi (earthen pot) mutton' cooking. 10 women from the red light area of Muzaffarpur will receive training from the proprietor of 'Champaran Handi Mutton' Gopal Kushwaha. The training will provide them with free raw materials and utensils to prepare the mutton, which will then be sold …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

The funny, chaotic, tender Anora is Cinderella with sex workers

The Independent

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse Loughrey Get our The Life Cinematic email for free Get our The Life Cinematic email for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Anora is far more a fairytale than …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Telangana State Legal Services Authority Organises 'State Level Consultation Meet On The Rights Of Sex Workers'

Live Law

The Telangana State Legal Services Authority in collaboration with SAATHI, organised “State Level Consultation Meet on the Rights of Sex Worker's”, Covid-19 Response Mechanism CBO Strengthening and Legal Literacy on 26.10.2024 at Dr.Marri Chenna Reddy Human Resource Development Institute,, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad. The said State Level Consultation Meet was inaugurated by Justice Sujoy Paul, Judge, High Court for the State …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Man who killed two Melbourne sex workers within 24 hours strikes manslaughter deal with prosecutors

ABC

A man who killed two sex workers in the space of 24 hours has struck a deal with Victorian prosecutors, allowing him to dodge a murder conviction. Lin, a 24-year-old Chinese national, went to Ms Luo's Melbourne CBD apartment on La Trobe Street early on December 27, 2022 and had sex with her, before assaulting and strangling the woman to …

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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Anora movie 2024: Mikey Madison and Sean Baker’s film is beloved by critics. As a sex worker, I find it a bit more complicated.

Slate

As I walk into the sterile Beverly Hills screening room where I’ve come to see Sean Baker’s new film Anora, I’m struck by a sudden realization: Whoever coined the expression “sweating like a whore in church” clearly never watched a sex-worker movie in a room full of civilians. Critics have been raving that Anora “really speaks to sex workers” and …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Sean Baker's improvised road to 'Anora'

The Independent

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2 months, 1 week ago

Here’s everyone caught in the web of the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs allegations so far

NPR

Here’s everyone caught in the web of the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs allegations so far Warning: This story involves mention of rape, sexual and physical assault toggle caption Paras Griffin/Getty Images Sean "Diddy" Combs remains in a Brooklyn jail while awaiting a May 5 trial on federal charges of sex trafficking and racketeering. Crystal McKinney Arnaldo Magnani/Getty Images In May, Crystal …

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

Sex workers hit by Congo’s mpox outbreak say their only option is to keep working

The Independent

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3 months, 1 week ago

Kamala Harris helped shut down Backpage.com. Sex workers are still feeling the fallout.

Politico

“Unfortunately, Kamala Harris is just one of many, many politicians to conflate adult, consensual prostitution with horrific, violent, gender-based violence,” said Kaytlin Bailey, the host of “The Oldest Profession Podcast” and founder of the group Old Pros, which advocates for the decriminalization of sex work. Four years ago, when Joe Biden accepted the Democratic nomination, the party platform included a …

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

Former Merivale hospitality group staff allege culture of exploiting women and drug use at work

ABC

One of Australia's leading hospitality groups, Merivale, has been accused of fostering a culture that places women at risk, condones drug use by staff and patrons and fails to adequately address claims of sexual assault. The former staff member said she continued to be rostered on to work the same shifts as the alleged perpetrator for the next "month or …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

‘No Brothel Soil For Durga Idols’: Sonagachi Women's Committee Amid Outrage Over Kolkata Doctor’s Murder

ABP News

The rape and murder of the trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, West Bengal, shook the entire country to its core, sparking widespread protests. Now, sex workers in Bengal have unanimously refused to give brothel soil for the Durga idols due to the Kolkata doctor's rape-murder. Vishakha Lashkar, Secretary of Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee, Sonagachi …

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4 months ago

‘They give me hope’: Beating HIV stigma with community support in Zimbabwe

Al Jazeera

Twenty years since antiretroviral therapy was rolled out in the country, HIV/AIDS patients are living full lives. Community support Community health groups like the one Mwatamawenyu belongs to create a platform for people living with HIV to get counselling, financial resources and other social support. Martha Tolana, an HIV/AIDS activist, said while there has been great political will in the …

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NHRC seeks ATRs from Centre, Maharashtra government on plight of sex workers in Mumbai

Trans People, Sex Workers Celebrate Pre-Christmas with Joy

Veteran's suicide: Gov promises action

Belgium sex workers get maternity leave, sick days in a world first

Prostitutes win the right to maternity leave, sick days and pensions in Belgium under the first law of its kind in the world

‘Opportunity for us to exist,’ THIS country becomes first country to recognise sex workers’ rights

A new Belgium law gives sex workers contracts, benefits and safety protection

Amsterdam to ban hotels from jamming in sleeping pods to reduce city center overtourism

Authorities face scrutiny over allowing a convict-led escort agency to operate

Inside the red light district next to a PRIMARY SCHOOL

OnlyFans: How getting my content stolen exposed me to the dark side of the internet

I Worked In A Gentlemen's Club. Here's The Uncomfortable Truth Many Married Women Won't Face.

Muzaffarpur's Sex Workers Embrace Culinary Transformation

The funny, chaotic, tender Anora is Cinderella with sex workers

Telangana State Legal Services Authority Organises 'State Level Consultation Meet On The Rights Of Sex Workers'

Man who killed two Melbourne sex workers within 24 hours strikes manslaughter deal with prosecutors

Anora movie 2024: Mikey Madison and Sean Baker’s film is beloved by critics. As a sex worker, I find it a bit more complicated.

Sean Baker's improvised road to 'Anora'

Here’s everyone caught in the web of the Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs allegations so far

Sex workers hit by Congo’s mpox outbreak say their only option is to keep working

Kamala Harris helped shut down Backpage.com. Sex workers are still feeling the fallout.

Former Merivale hospitality group staff allege culture of exploiting women and drug use at work

‘No Brothel Soil For Durga Idols’: Sonagachi Women's Committee Amid Outrage Over Kolkata Doctor’s Murder

‘They give me hope’: Beating HIV stigma with community support in Zimbabwe