Sri Lanka, Oct. 25 -- A recent survey has revealed that over 80,000 sex workers are currently active in Sri Lanka.

Addressing a media briefing organized by the Praja Shakthi Development Foundation at the Grand Oriental Hotel in Colombo yesterday (24), Professor Prathibha Mahanamahewa, Attorney-at-Law, stressed the importance of registering and regulating sex workers under a proper legal framework.

He pointed out that individuals engaged in sex work - both women and men - should be granted basic human rights and social recognition, emphasizing that marginalization only worsens their vulnerability.

Professor Mahanamahewa also highlighted the urgent need to expand comprehensive sex education within the school system, noting it as a sustai...