Kolkata, April 10 -- Sex workers from the Sonagachi area in Kolkata have sought registration of their "self-regulatory board" and said they must have access to healthcare services.

Speaking with ANI, Vishakha Lashkar, secretary of Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee, Sonagachi, said the self-regulatory board has already rescued and repatriated over 2,500 young women across West Bengal.

She said about 12000 sex workers are listed as voters, of which 8000 live in Sonagachi area.

"The entire sex workers community demands that we be recognised as workers. We demand that we are accorded the full rights and entitlements due to us as workers... Additionally, for any individual engaged in the profession of sex work--provided they are adults and ...