Chukri System

The Chukri System, is a type of debt bondage or forced labour system found in Bangladesh and parts of West Bengal. Under Chukri System a female will be coerced into prostitution in order to pay off debts.^[1]

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.

The system creates a workforce of people virtually enslaved to their creditors, and constitutes one of the primary causes for women entering the sex trade. The system flourishes primarily in West Bengal and Bangladesh.

References

1. ^ Guilty Without Trial", by Sleightholme & Indrani (1996). ISBN ISBN 0-8135-2381-8

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