The Chukri System, is a type of debt bondage or forced labour system found in the Indian sub-continent. Under the 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 India and Bangladesh.

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