Activists weigh in on the rights of sex workers

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Daily Capsule | 6th June 2022 Hello Readers, Last month, in a landmark order, the Supreme Court of India recognised prostitution as a profession and also ordered police to treat sex workers with dignity. It issued six directions safeguarding the interest of sex workers.  It also called on the Press Council of India to direct the media not to publish or telecast any photos that would reveal their identities. Publishing or telecasting their photographs from raid or rescue operations will be a criminal offence.  What does this order mean for sex workers and their right to lead a life with dignity?  HerStory spoke with prominent activists working for this cause to find out whether things will change for the better or is there still a long way to go before sex workers can lead the lives they deserve.  Read the story here . Here are other highlights of today's Daily Capsule: Editor's Pick: Monday Motivation Startup Spotlight: The Fuel Delivery  News and updates and more… Editor's Pick: Monday Motivation Editor's Pick Monday Motivation Gunasundari comes from a humble family in Thanjavur city in Tamil Nadu. A topper in both school and college, she always wanted to learn to code and explore and know more about emerging technologies. She says, she aspires to learn something more 'creative and innovative'. Read more . Startup Spotlight This Mumbai startup delivers diesel at your doorstep The COVID-19 pandemic has opened the doors to various business opportunities, and on-demand delivery is one of them. From food, groceries, and medicines to home improvement items, everything is now available to customers at the click of a button.  Keeping up with this trend, IIM alumnus Rakshit Mathur joined hands with Rajiv Mathur and Gaurav Adlakha to start The Fuel Delivery in 2020 to manage diesel requirements cost-effectively and safely. Read more. News & Updates ByteDance has exited its investment in DailyHunt and Josh app parent, VerSe Innovation, through a secondary sale to Ontario Teachers Pension Plan (OTPP) and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB), according to regulatory filings.  Zomato shared its Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) report on World Environment Day. Co-founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal said the company is working on six core themes in keeping with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Social gaming platform WinZO has filed a lawsuit in Delhi High Court against eSports and mobile gaming platform Mobile Premier League (MPL) citing copyright infringement and trademark infringement of its proprietary game format called 'World War.' The Centre has issued an advisory to states and union territories to phase out single-use plastic and contribute to improving the environment under the overarching mandate of "Clean and Green", a statement said on Saturday. In Case You Missed It* *A roundup of interesting stories from global media organisations; YourStory has not verified this content and does not vouch for its accuracy Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the electric vehicle maker's total headcount will increase over the next 12 months, but the number of salaried staff should be little changed, backtracking from an email just two days ago saying that job cuts of 10 percent were needed. Mercedes-Benz is recalling almost a million older cars from around the world due to possible problems with the brake booster, the company said on Saturday. Models of the ML, GL (BR 164) and R-Class (BR 251) series produced between 2004 and 2015 are affected, it said.  The US stock market may try to regain its footing in the next few sessions, even as a fresh inflation report looms large at the end of the week . With Friday's sell-off, the major indexes closed out the four-day period with losses. Upcoming Events Taking note of the overwhelming response to EduStars 2022, YourStory has taken it up a notch by launching a meetup. All in the flesh! Witness policymakers & leaders from the ecosystem to learn about the trends in the sector. Register here! Want to talk about how growing wealth is taking on a new form? Get involved in conversations that answer questions like this at Paysa 2022, a virtual BFSI/fintech event on June 10th & 11th. Register now! Before you go, stay inspired with... — Nidhi Bhasin, CEO, NASSCOM Foundation "A key agenda is to chart a journey, where no one, right until the last mile, is left behind." We want to hear from you. Tell us what you think of this newsletter and what else you'd like us to explore. You can reach us at editorial@yourstory.com. If you don't already get this newsletter in your inbox, please sign up here . You can also read past issues of this newsletter here . Download the YourStory App Don't forget to follow us to get updates on the go

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