Nov 23 , KATHMANDU,:She always dreamt of becoming a police inspector but destiny had something else in store for her. She ended up as a sex worker.
Although she wanted to fight crime she is now part of what is considered to be an illegal trade by Nepal’s law.
Although she wanted to fight crime she is now part of what is considered to be an illegal trade by Nepal’s law.
Sharmila (name changed), who hails from Gorkha district, has been working in a shady massage parlor in Thamel, Kathmandu, for the last eight years.
On a recent November evening, when this reporter, accompanied by a group of social workers, visited the parlor where she works, Sharmila was polishing her nails along with three other young girls.
At first, Sharmila denied being involved in sex trade. However, after some prodding, she opened up, narrating a tale of hardship, torture and humiliation that she underwent.
“Words are not enough to express what I have endured,” said she, sitting on a bed covered with a shabby sheet. “People think that we are into this profession for easy earning. But reality is different.”
Sharmila, the mother of an eight-year-old daughter, said that most sex workers go through hell but no one is interested to listen to their plight. “All they want is to sleep with us,” said she.“No one wants to come into this profession by choice. No man wants his sisters or daughters to work as sex workers,” said she.
On a recent November evening, when this reporter, accompanied by a group of social workers, visited the parlor where she works, Sharmila was polishing her nails along with three other young girls.
At first, Sharmila denied being involved in sex trade. However, after some prodding, she opened up, narrating a tale of hardship, torture and humiliation that she underwent.
“Words are not enough to express what I have endured,” said she, sitting on a bed covered with a shabby sheet. “People think that we are into this profession for easy earning. But reality is different.”
Sharmila, the mother of an eight-year-old daughter, said that most sex workers go through hell but no one is interested to listen to their plight. “All they want is to sleep with us,” said she.“No one wants to come into this profession by choice. No man wants his sisters or daughters to work as sex workers,” said she.
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