CAUGHT IN THE CATASTROPHE
Human trafficking brings along a whirlwind of problems, among which prostitution hits the roof like a catastrophe. Leaving the strings of humanity weakened and threatened, this gushing storm shatters the individuals, pilfering their hopes of living a dignified life. Prostitution has escalated to assume a commercial dimension, contributing substantially to employment and national income. The governments however, can never recognise the sex industry as an economic sector owing to the sensitivities and the complexities of the issues. The categorisation of sex workers is another restraining factor for they may vary from freely chosen and remunerative employers to debt bound virtual slaves. In the South-East Asian region, sex trade is a prevalent issue that stems up other collateral issues of equally threatening dimensions. Health crises associated with the sex trade take heavy tolls on the victims, threatening to barge into their physical, mental and psychological safeties. The exp...