INDIA: Moves to curb sex trafficking

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Updated May 22, 2007 19:32:39

India will ban women under 30 from emigrating as domestic workers in Southeast Asia, the Gulf and parts of Africa, in a bid to curb sex trafficking. The Indian minister for women and children, Renuka Chowdhury, says some overseas domestic workers have accused their employers of taking away their passports and forcing them into prostitution.

Presenter: Murali Krishnan
Speakers: Renuka Chowdhury, Indian minister for women and child development; Azra Parveen, a lawyer; Chitra Padmanabhan, social activist

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