Festival of Learning
VAMP Institute National, 2019
The VAMP Institute organized a three-day workshop for the upcoming second line of activist leaders in sex workers’ organizations from 12th to 14th November 2018.
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Members of theNational Network of Sex Workers undertook a 4 month long advocacy process to draw attention to the concerns of sex workers and other stakeholders on the Trafficking Bill 2018.Seven Consultations were held with over 200 stakeholders in Hyderabad, Pune, Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai, Ranchi and Lucknow.
Over 4000 sex workers from seven states and 32 districts have submitted their signatures to call on the Women And Child Minister to explicitly exclude sex workers working of their own volition; from the ambit of the Trafficking Bill. In addition, 200 people have endorsed the collated critique. The Collated Critique has emerged from the responses and inputs from a group of activists, lawyers. The critique has been submitted to the Women and Child Minister.
Links To News Articles
Trafficking Bill Open Forum - Pune (English Report)
Trafficking Bill Open Forum - Ranchi
Collated Comments, Trafficking Bill 2018-8July 2018, submission
FINAL Endorsements, Trafficking Bill critique
Suggested Amendments to Trafficking Bill
Endorsements from over 4000 sex workers
Scanned Signatures
Note for MPs
Letter to WCD
Reduced Critique (Marathi)
Reduced Critique (Hindi)
Trafficking Bill Open Forum - Hydrabad
Trafficking Bill Open Forum - Pune
Trafficking Bill Open Forum - Bangalore
Trafficking Bill Open Forum - Delhi
How Anti-trafficking Strategies Increase Sex Workers’ Vulnerability to Exploitative Practices
Research Authors
Aarthi Pai
Laxmi Murthy
Meena Saraswathi Seshu
Rakesh Shukla
RAIDED Executive Summary
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