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Chapter 7: 'Streetwalkers show the way': reframing the debate on trafficking from sex workers' perspective.

Authors :
Bandyopadhyay, Nandinee
Gayen, Swapna
Debnath, Rama
Bose, Kajol
Das, Sikha
Das, Geeta
Das, M.
Biswas, Manju
Sarkar, Pushpa
Singh, Putul
Bibi, Rashoba
Mitra, Rekha
Biswas, Sudipta
Source :
Feminisms in Development: Contradictions, Contestations & Challenges. 2007, p86-98. 13p.
Publication Year :
2007

Abstract

Chapter 7 of the book "Feminisms in Development: Contradictions, Contestations & Challenges" is presented. It explores the stories of some women who work in the sex industry. It examines the ways in which Durbar, an organized forum of sex workers in West Bengal in India, has intervened in the dabate on trafficking and has offered alternative ways of thinking about and acting on the issue.

Details

Language :
English
ISBNs :
9781842778197
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Feminisms in Development: Contradictions, Contestations & Challenges
Publication Type :
Book
Accession number :
31575119