The Chukri System, is a type of forced labour whereby a female is coereced into prostitution to pay off debts. Unfree labour is a generic or collective term for forms of work, especially in modern or early modern history, in which adults and/or children are employed without wages, or for a minimal wage. ... Prostitution is the sale of sexual services. ...
In this system, the sex worker generally works without pay for one year or longer in order to repay a supposed debt to the brothel owner for food, clothes, make-up and living expenses. Street prostitutes in the bar district of Sanlitun in Beijing, China. ... Brothels are establishments (usually illegal) specifically dedicated to prostitution and may be confined to special red-light districts in large cities. ...
The system creates a workforce of people virutally enslaved to their debtors, and constitutes one of the primary causes for women entering the sex trade. The system flourishes primarily in India and Bangladesh.
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