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How This Enterprise Helps Former Sex Workers Take Charge Of Their Lives
Chennai: An Indian quilt and bag company which employs women trapped in the sex trade has appointed two former sex workers to its board, its co-founder said, calling the move a first in the industry. Sarah Lance, who helped to set up Sari Bari a decade ago to provide sex trafficking victims with alternative means of earning a living, said the comp...
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She Grew Up In Mumbai's Red-Light Area And Has A Wonderful Story To Tell
"Growing up, I faced a lot of discrimination," says a Mumbai woman on the Humans of Bombay Facebook page. "I had everything going against me - a dark skinned Indian girl from a red light area," she explains. However, this woman's interpretation of beauty, life and the place she calls home is beyond inspiring.
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Infamous Jakarta Red-Light District Razed To The Ground
One of Indonesia's oldest red-light districts was demolished today in an operation overseen by hundreds of police and troops, as authorities press on with a plan to close all brothel areas in the Muslim-majority country.
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Man held in France over death of 'Indian hero'
A man here has been arrested over the death of a 33-year-old Indian man, who is being hailed as a hero for going to the rescue of a young woman being harassed on the metro. Rajinder Singh, 33, who hails from India's Punjab state, was electrocuted Sep 29 when he fell on the metro rails. Some accounts say he was pushed by the 22-year-old suspect.
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Inspired by Amsterdam's red light district, the Manganiyar seduction
Thirty-seven folk musicians from Jaisalmer & Jodhpur, dressed in traditional turbans and robes kneel in red cubicles that are lit-up and stacked four tiers high.This is the spectacle named the Manganiyar Seduction. The set inspired by Amsterdam's red light district weighs nearly four tons and takes a crew of eight workers six hours to assemble....
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How This Enterprise Helps Former Sex Workers Take Charge Of Their Lives
Chennai: An Indian quilt and bag company which employs women trapped in the sex trade has appointed two former sex workers to its board, its co-founder said, calling the move a first in the industry. Sarah Lance, who helped to set up Sari Bari a decade ago to provide sex trafficking victims with alternative means of earning a living, said the comp...
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She Grew Up In Mumbai's Red-Light Area And Has A Wonderful Story To Tell
"Growing up, I faced a lot of discrimination," says a Mumbai woman on the Humans of Bombay Facebook page. "I had everything going against me - a dark skinned Indian girl from a red light area," she explains. However, this woman's interpretation of beauty, life and the place she calls home is beyond inspiring.
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Infamous Jakarta Red-Light District Razed To The Ground
One of Indonesia's oldest red-light districts was demolished today in an operation overseen by hundreds of police and troops, as authorities press on with a plan to close all brothel areas in the Muslim-majority country.
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Man held in France over death of 'Indian hero'
A man here has been arrested over the death of a 33-year-old Indian man, who is being hailed as a hero for going to the rescue of a young woman being harassed on the metro. Rajinder Singh, 33, who hails from India's Punjab state, was electrocuted Sep 29 when he fell on the metro rails. Some accounts say he was pushed by the 22-year-old suspect.
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Inspired by Amsterdam's red light district, the Manganiyar seduction
Thirty-seven folk musicians from Jaisalmer & Jodhpur, dressed in traditional turbans and robes kneel in red cubicles that are lit-up and stacked four tiers high.This is the spectacle named the Manganiyar Seduction. The set inspired by Amsterdam's red light district weighs nearly four tons and takes a crew of eight workers six hours to assemble....
