Indian prostitutes of the largest ‘red-light’ area of Sonagachi, located in Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal State, India, have been asked to stop selling their services to Africans due to current Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa.
The directive has been given by a non-governmental organisation Durbar Mahila Samanwaya Committee (DMSC) which currently unites over 130,000 of commercial sex workers (male, female and transgender). The decision has been made as the DMSC realised the huge risks of contracting a virus in case an infected person decides to have fun.
“We have requested the sex workers not to entertain Africans as it can be a life risk for them if they get infected by the highly contagious Ebola virus causing havoc in some West African countries,” Mahasweta, a member of the organisation, told local media.
Durbar also conducted training to its members on how to identify a potentially-infected person. Apart from learning to note Ebola symptoms, the sex workers are being educated on segxwally transmitted or body contact transmission diseases. When asked if the discriminatory measure would be applied to all the foreigners, or just to Africans, a supervisor of the training program, Mr Samarjit Jana, said: “This is for the sex workers to decide. We can request them for their own safety and we have told them to be careful.”
It would be noted that the recent official number of EVD victims is not less than 1,350 people. Almost 2,500 cases have been confirmed by the World Health Organisation. Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone are the most affected nations. Nigeria has recorded 5 deaths so far, but, according to foreign observers, is doing everything right to contain the spread of the deadly virus.
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Posted: at 24-08-2014 09:12 PM (9 years ago) | Addicted Hero
This entire Ebola disease is now been used to aid discrimination sighting Ebola as excuse to isolate the Africans ,I knew it was coming down to this ! Here we are .I'm now left in doubt if the systematic discrimination of Africans would lawfully be lifted after Ebola is contained ,since Ebola is now a factor to lawfully discriminate against the Afticans .Thy lord have mercy ! Ever before Ebola the black had been subjected to racism ,and now that Ebola has catalyze that inhumanity it might be spiraling beyond acceptance ,as the westerner have got hold the tools to establish that hatred to the fullest !!!!
Spare me
Posted: at 25-08-2014 06:23 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
Africans wise up! The whites, west, asians and middle east has no good plans 4 you. All they're interested in is your resources. But these so called leaders are blinded by their greed.
Posted: at 25-08-2014 07:36 AM (9 years ago) | Gistmaniac
This entire Ebola disease is now been used to aid discrimination sighting Ebola as excuse to isolate the Africans ,I knew it was coming down to this ! Here we are .I'm now left in doubt if the systematic discrimination of Africans would lawfully be lifted after Ebola is contained ,since Ebola is now a factor to lawfully discriminate against the Afticans .Thy lord have mercy ! Ever before Ebola the black had been subjected to racism ,and now that Ebola has catalyze that inhumanity it might be spiraling beyond acceptance ,as the westerner have got hold the tools to establish that hatred to the fullest !!!!
Why you dey vex na? If na beta person talk so, then you fit vex. You suppose even shame if them talk say them go give Africans more or better service. If drunkard talk say him no go be ya friend again or come your house again no be "Thank God" you go take answer am? Why you come dey vex if ashawo talk so? Abeg no make am pain you. You hear?
Posted: at 25-08-2014 11:04 AM (9 years ago) | Upcoming
So what?! I would not even be suprised to learn that Ebola is a biological weapon of mass destruction made in the US or their friends and is now being tasted for effectiveness in Africa. God have mercy! BOKO haram then now Ebola? What is the world coming to?
Posted: at 25-08-2014 06:44 PM (9 years ago) | Newbie
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