A Fair Trade company that works with women in the red light district of Kolkata, India to provide jobs with dignity and income for their families. Each Freeset item represents freedom and so much more. Freeset is located in Sonagacchi, the largest, most infamous s*x district in Kolkata, India. Within a few square miles more than 10,000 women “stand in line” selling their bodies to thousands of men who visit daily. Many are trafficked from Bangladesh, Nepal and rural India. For others poverty has left them without options. The cries of their hungry children drive them to sell their bodies. Freeset opened its doors in 2001 with twenty women brave enough to trust a couple of foreigners and seize the opportunity to leave the s*x trade behind. Every woman who finds freedom through Freeset also brings freedom to her family. They find hope for a brighter future and the means to make it a reality. As the business has grown, a positive community has emerged calling itself the "Freeset family”. This family not only supports its own members, but impacts on the wider community. The common understanding is "we're in this together". Each product represents not only freedom, but a fair wage, medical care, insurance, retirement, day care (if needed), reading and writing skills, and more. Your purchase is an investment of the best kind. We are in business for freedom!
