SC links human trafficking to broader migration flows, calls for rights for voluntary sex workers
The Supreme Court has established a close link between human trafficking and broader migration flows, describing trafficking as a severe form of exploitation arising from systemic inequalities that transform survival strategies into pathways of exploitation. Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan noted that while not all migration is trafficking, the latter rarely occurs without it. The court also addressed the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act (ITPA), highlighting its failure to accord rights and protections to voluntary adult sex workers, which leads to social stigma and isolation. It called for the government to recognize the rights of voluntary adult sex workers and re-examine the conflation of sex trafficking and sex work in legislative frameworks.
मुख्य बिंदु
- The Supreme Court linked human trafficking to broader migration flows, stemming from systemic inequalities.
- Trafficking is seen as an extreme form of exploitation, often emerging from survival strategies.
- The Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act (ITPA) is criticized for failing to protect voluntary adult sex workers.
- The court highlighted that the ITPA's silence on voluntary sex work perpetuates social stigma and isolation.
- It called for government recognition of voluntary adult sex workers' rights and a re-examination of legislative frameworks conflating sex trafficking and sex work.
परीक्षा तथ्य
- Justices: J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan.
- Act: Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act (ITPA).
- Section 143 of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
- Palermo Protocol (three-tiered framework of act, means, and purpose for trafficking).
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