why red light area is not banned in India (+_+)
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It is important to remember the sex workers who work in red light areas and the impact that COVID-19 and the continued closure of red light areas has on them. We suggest three measures to address the health, safety, and well-being of sex workers in red light areas: (1) ensure sex workers receive payments as part of the government’s financial relief scheme for the poor during COVID, (2) ensure these women are not taken advantage of by criminals, such as by preventing high-interest lending schemes that entrap them in debt bondage, and (3) investment in reintegrating sex workers into other occupations, with a particular focus on reinvesting money generated through the closing and redevelopment of red light areas into sex worker reintegration and the health care system. On the last point, COVID-19 may present the ideal natural opportunity to help sex workers exit their trade and find out alternative livelihoods. In light of the amount of health care and larger economic savings gained by keeping red light areas closed and reducing cases and fatalities—especially if red light areas remain closed for months— investing in retraining sex workers would be an ideal health, social, and economic measure. This will require effective policy-making in consultation with civil society organizations, sex workers, and NGOs.