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    Tagged: sex work

    Lead Story News Refugees Rohingya

    Refugees turn to prostitution in Cox’s Bazar

    As Rohingya women struggle to access even the very basics such as food and water in Bangladesh’s overcrowded camps, a flourishing sex trade offers cash in times of desperation.

    Human Rights Lead Story News

    Sex worker law in reformists’ sights, but can govt deliver?

    Sex workers are hopeful the government will amend the nearly 70 year old Suppression of Prostitution Act to protect them against police and client abuse.

    Interview Lead Story News Women's Issues

    Interview: ‘A group of women recognising each other as equals’

    DVB speaks to Liz Hilton of Empower, a group that works to ensure equal rights for sex workers in Thailand.

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    Health Lead Story News

    World AIDS Day highlights persisting discrimination

    As the world marks International AIDS Day, between 190,000 and 230,000 people in Burma are living with HIV, according to 2014 UN estimates. The figure puts Burma at one of the highest rates of infection in the region.

    Scholarcorner

    Underage Burmese girls driven to sex work

    The following DVB article has been edited into a style of English that should suit upper-immediate and advanced learners of the language. Difficult words and grammar structure are marked so[…]

    Lead Story News Parliament Rangoon Society

    Rangoon govt to debate legalising sex work venues

    A proposal to legalise and regulate karaoke bars and massage parlours in Rangoon Division was put forward at a regional parliament session on Monday.

    Contributor Lead Story News Society

    High risk and no reward for the ‘in-betweens’ of Burma’s sex industry

    Although it’s well understood that additional services may be provided at massage parlors and karaoke bars, most managers and staff will vehemently deny the fact when a health worker comes knocking on the door.

    384,000 Burmese people live in slavery video

    Lead Story News Society Video

    384,000 Burmese people live in slavery

    Over 380,000 people are being held as slaves in Burma, according to the first ever global slavery survey.

    Politics

    Rohingya at ‘significant’ risk of human trafficking: US report

    Human trafficking remains a significant problem in both Burma and Thailand, where the stateless Rohingya minority has become particularly vulnerable to exploitation and abuse, a leading US report has warned

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    Sex workers clamour for rights in a changing Burma

    Faced with exploding HIV rates and daily threats of violence, sex workers in Burma are joining together to challenge prostitution laws they say leave them vulnerable to abuse

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