Uncover the miserable life in Asia's largest red light district
19:29, December 8, 2015
- In Asia's largest red light district in Calcutta, India, there are about 14000 sex workers, some of whom have been abducted and trafficked here, including wives who escape domestic violence, some who take it as a career, and even 72 year old women say that they can't live without their families. This city is famous for pleasure, but people living here have no pleasure at all. It is reported that about 1000 people come here every year to start working on sex services, and each of them has a magical story to tell the reason why they came to the red light district to survive. Some non-governmental organizations will devote themselves to public security and health education of sex workers in Red Light District. Although illegal, the industry is growing. Sujatro Ghosh/Vision China
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- On June 18, 2015 local time, in Calcutta, India, Pinki was practicing dancing. Her mother was a sex worker in the red light district.
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- On June 1, 2015 local time, Dipali posed in her room in Calcutta, India.
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- On June 1, 2015 local time, in Calcutta, India, Jyoti, 30, lived with her three children in the red light district.
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- On June 1, 2015 local time, in Calcutta, India, boxed condoms were found in the red light district.
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- On June 15, 2015 local time, in Calcutta, India, Santoshi and Sikha played in their rooms, and they chose to take sex service as their job.
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- On June 15, 2015 local time, in Calcutta, India, Santoshi said that she was engaged in this work to provide for children to go to school.
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- On July 15, 2015 local time, in Calcutta, India, Rani began to make up before work.
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- On June 1, 2015 local time, in Calcutta, India, Baisakhi and Rima. Sex workers here have a common union of workers.
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- On June 1, 2015 local time, in Calcutta, India, 24 year old Barsha was in his room.
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- On June 1, 2015 local time, 23 year old Baisakhi was in her elaborately decorated room in Calcutta, India.
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- On June 6, 2015 local time, in Calcutta, India, the dilapidated roof shows the extreme poverty here.
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- On June 2, 2015 local time, in Calcutta, India, Shankar was the landlord and he was smoking outside the house.
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- On June 5, 2015 local time, Jhumur was waiting for her guests in Calcutta, India.
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- On June 3, 2015 local time, in Calcutta, India, 24 year old Barsha prepared vegetables in his room.
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- On June 5, 2015 local time, a sex worker smoked in a balcony in Calcutta, India.
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- On June 15, 2015 local time, a sex worker took a rest in his hut in Calcutta, India.
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- On June 18, 2015 local time, in Calcutta, India, Asish was the grandson of a sex worker and grew up in the red light district.
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- On June 15, 2015 local time, Rani was in his cabin in Calcutta, India.
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- Sabita, now 70, shows people her 1956 photo.
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- On June 1, 2015 local time, Maya Banarjee, 72, in Calcutta, India, said: "I am too old, but I will not leave."
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