Table 3 Estimates of the number of women trafficked from Bangladesh and Nepal into Indian brothels
From: Sexual slavery without borders: trafficking for commercial sexual exploitation in India
No. of trafficked women | Nationality | Destination | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
70% of 1,000 to 10,000 | Bangladeshi | Kolkota (last 5 years | |
800 | Bangladeshi | Kolkota (1990–92) | |
30,000 | Bangladeshi | Kolkota | ADB [7, 8];Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW): http://www.uri.edu/artsci/wms/hughes/banglad.htm |
2,000 | Bangladeshi | Various cities | ADB [7, 8]; CATW – Asia Pacific: http://www.catw-ap.org/; http://www.uri.edu/artsci/wms/hughes/banglad.htm |
10,000 | Bangladeshi | Mumbai, Goa | ADB [7, 8]; CATW: http://www.uri.edu/artsci/wms/hughes/banglad.htm |
200,000 | Nepalese | - | Â |
27,000 | Bangladeshi | - | |
300,000 | Bangladeshi | Various cities | Centre for Health and Population Research: http://www.usaid.gov/bd/files/trafficking_overview.pdf |
45,000 | Nepalese | Mumbai | ADB [7, 8]; Child Workers in Nepal Concerned Center (CWIN) (year not provided) http://www.cwin.org.np/resources/papers_articles/trafficking.htm |
35,000 | Nepalese | Kolkata | ADB [7, 8]; CWIN (year not provided) http://www.cwin.org.np/resources/papers_articles/trafficking.htm |
20,000 | Nepalese | Delhi | ADB [7, 8]; CWIN (year not provided) http://www.cwin.org.np/resources/papers_articles/trafficking.htm |