Thursday, October 25, 2012

The cash-strapped economy…

The world’s oldest profession is also facing the brunt of the cash-strapped economy…

But Welfare Economics rightfully says – someone’s loss is someone else’s gain… In Amsterdam, if the high-priced brothels are losing customers; the low-priced shacks are seeing an increase in customers. In fact, countries that have lost a lot of currency value (such as Ukraine), are seeing an increase in tourists and therefore, more people ready to spend on this thrill.

The story in India isn’t quite the same. Neither is the industry legal nor is it organised to enable one to come out with official figures and facts. But being under wraps and spoken about sheepishly in hushed tones doesn’t imply that it isn’t flourishing here. “There aren’t specific clubs so the rates vary. It’s expensive for those who go for extravagant options but otherwise it’s dirt cheap here,” says a young Delhite.

Sexual trafficking becomes common and prevalent when prostitution is illegal. Every year, several girls and children are moved out of their native land and are sold off for such purposes. Legalising this inevitable trade that caters to the dark side of human desire may make it easier to fight this form of slavery and may bring about transparency in this industry. Primarily, it would lead to a reduction in the number of pimps that take advantage of the concealed nature of prostitution in our country.

For a society as conservative as ours, one that firmly believes in the principles of ‘refraining from pleasures’, it seems far-fetched that it will ever come to terms with mainstreaming the parallel existence of prostitution. For now, legalising it within a set of rules would do for the innocent who are bamboozled into entering the flesh trade.


Source : IIPM Editorial, 2012.

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