Working group to help women exit life of commercial sexual exploitation

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To make it possible for women exiting a life of commercial sexual exploitation
(CSE or criminal practice of sexually exploiting a person by fraud, coercion or force including prostitution, trafficking or pornography) to get back on their feet with dignity, Prayas, a field action project by the Centre for Criminology and Justice at TISS and the department of Women and Child Development (WCD), Maharashtra, joined forces for a state-level consultation last month.

The aim was clear: to address the pressing issue of women trapped in this life due to trafficking, economic hardships, or societal pressures and to assess the existing services provided by both government and non-government agencies to those who have broken free from its clutches, the effectiveness of current schemes in reaching them and to chart future strategies aimed at enhancing long term support.

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