Kamathipuram is infamously Asia’s largest red-light area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
* Red-light areas are home to the most marginalized women.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
* Sex workers are trafficked here from all across India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
* In many cases, they are trafficked as minors and young adults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A red-light district or a pleasure district is part of an urban area and is associated with the sex industry. These areas are concentrated with brothel-based prostitution, street prostitution and other sex-oriented businesses. (Caves, 2005)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
* Despite violence by client, it is often motioned that sex workers can’t be raped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
* They are in constant debts because of non-payment of dues to brothel owners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
* Sex workers face offensive name callings on the street and in the society.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
* They are often denied basic human needs of food, adequate sleep and medication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
* Brothels of red-light areas have poor infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
* They are situated in 3000 yrs. old dilapidated buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
* Each room or ‘Pinjra’ in a brothel is as small as 20 Sq. Ft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
* Every room is shared by 4-15 women to serve their clients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
* Red-light areas are a hotspot for transmission of diseases like Tuberculosis, AIDS, HIV, STDs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
* Myths and superstitions about use of condom increase spread of diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
* Infected women are abandoned and have nowhere to go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
* Women lack knowledge about basic human rights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
* They are dependent on others for resources and assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
* The justice systems lack the capabilities to respond to these women’s needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
* Active, rescued and rehabilitated women are not accepted by family members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
* They are vulnerable to exploitation at their new workplace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
* Insensitivity of bureaucracy makes them unapproachable<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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