Rights, not raids: Sex workers rally for dignity on International Sex Workers’ Rights Day

Observed annually on 3 March, International Sex Workers’ Rights Day serves as a global platform to champion the rights and welfare of sex workers. The day traces its origins to 2001, when over 25,000 sex workers gathered in Kolkata for a festival, defying attempts by prohibitionist groups to halt the event by pressuring the government to revoke its permit.