Life of prostitutes in India & abroad, their social acceptance

3. Prostituta Prostitute “pro"= up front“ “stituta“ =to offer up for sale
Prostitution is the business or practice of engaging in sexual
relations in exchange for payment.
Escorts
Street workers Bar Dancers Brothel Employee
Window Prostitutes Gigolos

4. Prostitution in the World

5. Prostitution in India- top 10 red light
areasA red-light district is a part of an urban area where a concentration of
prostitution and sex-oriented businesses, such as sex shops, strip clubs,
adult theaters, etc. is found. The term originates from the red lights that
were used as signs of brothels.
Chaturbhuj-Sthan- Muzaffar
Sonagachi – Kolkata
Kamathipura – Mumbai
Budhwar Peth – Pune
Ganga Jamuna – Nagpur
Shivdaspur – Varanasi
Meerganj – Allahabad
Garstin Bastion Road-Delh
Tilawala-Jaipur
Peroorkada-

6.  In India prostitution itself is not illegal but the
surrounding activity (operating brothel, pimping,
soliciting sex etc.) are illegal.
 Prostitutes can practice their trade privately but can
not legally solicit customers in public.
 A sex worker can not carry her profession within 200
yards of a public place.
LEGAL
STATUS

7. The Laws & The Hypocrisy
 Police extorts money from prostitutes and is even
involved in trafficking.
 The occasional police raids serve no purpose but
harassment of the sex workers.
 Sex workers are arrested with fake and vague
charges.

8. The reality: Major problems faced by sex workers
 1.Physical Assault- 82% of prostitutes facing physical
violence.
 2.Sexual Abuse- 68% have been raped. Working as a
prostitute significantly linked with “PTSD”.
 3.Not Getting Payment- Customers use their social or
political power to get laid for free, drug addict customer
refuse to pay.
 4.Lack of Use of Protection- Less awareness & access.
Sometimes they are extremely powerless to negotiate safer
sex.
“Sex workers have told us when they ask a client to use
condom, he offers double the money. These women are
trying to provide for their children. So they take the offer”–
A statement by a renowned NGO working with their issue

9. Improving Condition by
Legalization
New Zealand- Prostitution has been legal since
2003.There are even licensed brothel operating under
public health and employment laws. Violence against
prostitutes decreases to a great extent.
Austria- Completely legal, prostitutes are required to
register, undergo periodic health checkup and pay taxes.
Thailand- They launched 100% condom use
programme which results in increase in condom use from
14% to over 90% between 1989 to 1992 reducing HIV
prevalence.

10.  It increases STD/HIV diseases.
 Many of the sex-workers choose this as an ‘Absence of
choice’ due to drug & alcohol addiction.
 Easy way of making money for youngsters.
Increase in Divorce rates.
If we consider the handsome amount of tax that
government will get after legalizing it, one question
opposes this source of income: “Will ‘they’ pay tax after the
legalization?”
It’s not our culture.

11. Why should we legalize & regulate it?
 Legalizing will ensure a secure & safe future for sex-
workers, their children and those who’re involved in
this.
 By legalizing, government can earn a decent tax on
this revenue, which will be beneficial to the country’s
economy.
Government can implement some rules which
may include:
 Registration of each sex-worker
 Licensing of brothels, removal of middle-man.
 Mandatory checks in order to ensure safety for the
sex-workers.
These measures will lead to decrease in:
 STD/HIV Disease spread

13. How old are
you? Australian Woman:
Thirty-three
Indian Woman:
Forty-one
How long have
you been doing
it?
Australian Woman:
I've been doing some form of sex work
for 11 years.
Indian Woman:
In my 20 years of drug and alcohol
addiction, prostitution took many forms.
What do you
enjoy about your
job?
Australian Woman:
The time flexibility. I could manage my
schedule and fit clients in around my other
whims and responsibilities.

14. Indian Woman:
Not one thing. The life of prostitution is a
horrific form of violence against women. It
was nowhere near enjoyable.
What do you
dislike about it?
Australian Woman:
The constant fear of law enforcement. The
knowledge that people joke about murdering sex
workers like it's no big deal. I disliked knowing
that if something went wrong, I was on my own
— it's not a job where you can rely on the cops for
help.
Indian Woman:
Sexual exploitation is abuse, violence, and
compensated rape. The exchange of currency
doesn't change the fact that it is rape.

15. Victims’ are to be
rescued, not exploited
‘Professionals are to be
recognized by society not
looked down upon.
Very interestingly, South Australia hasn’t decriminalized prostitution yet.
But sex worker interviewed enjoyed her profession a lot.