Kay Chernush
Human trafficking: Sex trafficking: Brothel, Mumbai, India
Brothel, Mumbai, India
Mumbai is estimated to have as many as 10,000 brothels. Each brothel is estimated to keep between 20 and 50 women on average. The brothel-keeper must pay off the trafficker, the protector, the landlord, and possibly a policeman, lawyer, even a judge or politician. The system is sustained by violence, corruption and a criminal network of inter-locking profit centers. Not to mention endless supply and endless demand.
Mumbai is estimated to have as many as 10,000 brothels. Each brothel is estimated to keep between 20 and 50 women on average. The brothel-keeper must pay off the trafficker, the protector, the landlord, and possibly a policeman, lawyer, even a judge or politician. The system is sustained by violence, corruption and a criminal network of inter-locking profit centers. Not to mention endless supply and endless demand.
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