Empowering Voices: Electoral Assistance Camps for Kolkata's Sex Workers

The West Bengal CEO's office organized enumeration camps in Kolkata's red-light areas to assist sex workers in registering for electoral rolls. Arrangements were made in specific zones to address concerns of potential voter exclusion. This initiative follows appeals from advocacy groups supporting sex workers and their families.

The West Bengal CEO's office initiated camps in Kolkata's red-light districts to facilitate the registration of sex workers for the state's electoral rolls, an official confirmed on Wednesday.

Held in Kidderpore, Kalighat, and Chetla, the camps are part of a wider revision strategy following successful sessions in Sonagachi, Asia's largest red-light area.

This move addresses fears among sex workers regarding potential disenfranchisement due to lack of documentation, stemming from complicated personal histories including trafficking and abandonment.

(With inputs from agencies.)