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SC Directs State Govts To Provide Dry Ration To Sex Workers Amid Pandemic

OB Bureau Oct 28, 2020

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered States and Union Territories to supply dry ration to sex workers identified by the National AIDS Control Organisation and district legal…

India

SC Directs Centre To Provide Monetary Assistance, Ration To Sex Workers In View Of…

OB Bureau Sep 22, 2020

New Delhi: In a big relief to sex workers, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre and state governments to immediately provide monetary assistance, food supply and other basic…

Coronavirus

‘Safe Sex’ Comes With COVID Protection In Bolivia’s Red Light Areas

OB Bureau Jul 17, 2020

La Paz: Sex workers in the Bolivian capital are preparing to resume work “safely” amidst the coronavirus pandemic with new protective items including bottles of bleach, gloves and…

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COVID-19 Woes: Business Being Zero, Sex Workers Starving. But Does Anyone Care?

Anil Dhir May 28, 2020

Bhubaneswar: The government’s decision to impose a strict lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus triggered a mass exodus of migrant workers from different cities as most economic…

Odisha

10,210 Sex Workers In Odisha

OB Bureau Feb 19, 2020

Bhubaneswar: Health and Family Welfare Minister Naba Kishore Das on Wednesday informed the State Assembly about presence of 10,210 sex workers in Odisha. The minister said that Balasore…