Daulatdia
Controversies
Though prostitution is only legal in Bangladesh for women aged 18 or older, the average age of newly arriving sex workers is 14, and some sex workers in Daulatdia are as young as 10. Many of them are sold into sex work for the equivalent of about $250 (in 2014), which they are then obligated to pay to pimps who are mostly older women, known as "madams". The sex workers are often tricked by their madams into taking drugs such as Ventolin or Oradexon, which are designed to fatten cattle.
2020 temporary closure
On March 20, 2020, it was ordered closed down in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh. On March 23, 2020, sex workers from Daulatdia appealed to the Bangladesh government for emergency funding. This ultimately led to the brothels being reopened soon after.
See also
References
- ^ Tania Rashid (4 February 2014). "Sex, Slavery, and Drugs in Bangladesh". Vice News. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
- ^ Claudia Hammond (9 January 2008). "'I'm just here for survival'". The Guardian. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
- ^ Christine Jackman (26 October 2013). "Daughters of the brothel". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved February 5, 2015.
- ^ "Sex workers in one of world's largest brothel appeal for funds due coronavirus". Reuters. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2020.
External links
- The children trapped in Bangladesh's brothel village – video (the Guardian)
- KCET Bangladesh Inoculates Older Sex Workers at Biggest Brothel