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Prostitution : An insult to Humanity - Remedies


The following content is originally a mail I have written to panelonsexworkers@gmail.com in order to give my views and ideas to curb prostitution and providing remedial solutions for those who are involved.
The 'Article' that is referred here is as appeared in Hindu dated 25the August, 2011 by the name 'Court:Impart technical skills to sex workers'

While the court's decision to impart technical skills to the sex workers is laudable, it is limited in terms of acceptance of their services from the major section of public. So, apparently, this decision of court is not seemed as a remedy for those who are in the sex-working domain, instead, simply as a loss of existing livelihood, as correctly put forth in the article. I suggest a few solutions to solve this problem :
  • A possible solution for this could be their relocation and complete wipe-off of their previous identity, which helps them to face the public confidently and lead a normal life. This means, there should be no records of what they were doing earlier before coming for a job.
  • The most effective way to deal with any problem is to deal with its roots. Preventing young girls, especially from the rural background who enter this business, as there seems to be no alternative, from entering this monstrous field can solve the problems at a large scale. An effective way to find the roots could be, by employing certain section of women among prostitutes to find the roots and stop girls entering the field, by explaining them how humiliating life could be, once entered. And just this is not enough. Employment generation schemes such as stitching, household workers (a very strong demand in urban areas), internet and xerox centers, and many more. And they have to be applied well before they were entered which would solve the problem in the first place. 
  •  And as being pointed out in the article, there should be employment schemes who voluntarily leave the field, not just for the rescued. The reason they find the coaching futile and feel imprisoned in the process is that, they are not actually confident that their problems can be solved by that. And thus there has to be awareness sessions conducted across the country for all the sex workers which presents all the schemes available for them (as many were not even aware of government's initiatives, let alone their implementation') and also quote some successful business which have flourished generating a handsome income.
These solutions may not be complete enough in the sense, as they have not accounted for vast complexities, socially and economically, but surely can help.

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