Highlights 1 There are an estimated 40 million sex workers globally, according to French charity Fondation Scelles. At least 40 Thai women have been rescued this year during police raids on massage parlors acting as fronts for prostitution in western cities such as Mumbai and Pune. There are an estimated 40 million sex workers globally, according to French charity Fondation Scelles. Thai embassy officials confirmed more Thai women were being rescued from parlor's across the country - including in the capital New Delhi, the tourist fort city of Jaipur, and tech hub Bengaluru. Also Read :Police bust prostitution racket after raiding spa in Pune5 Thai women rescued from brothelAlso Watch :Police cracks down on spas in Delhi, case filed against 5 Thai girls

Source: India Today August 09, 2017 11:26 UTC