▁their ▁husband , ▁pover ty , ▁or ▁death ▁of ▁a ▁parent . ▁Research ers ▁have ▁identified ▁these ▁scenarios ▁as ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁common . ▁ ▁Ash w ini ▁Tam be , ▁professor ▁and ▁scholar ▁in ▁gender ▁and ▁women ▁studies , ▁arg ues ▁that ▁in ▁M umb ai ▁the ▁real m ▁of ▁sex ▁work ▁and ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁family ▁are ▁not ▁separate . ▁In ▁studying ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁sex ▁workers ▁in ▁M umb ai , ▁it ▁was ▁also ▁found ▁that ▁many ▁women ▁are ▁sold ▁into ▁sex ▁work ▁by ▁friends , ▁acquaint ances , ▁or ▁family ▁members . ▁In cre ased ▁economic ▁hard ship ▁can ▁result ▁in ▁women ▁such ▁as ▁house w ives ▁and ▁daily ▁labor ers ▁using ▁sex ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁method ▁of ▁se cur ing ▁additional ▁income ▁to ▁support ▁themselves ▁and / or ▁their ▁families . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁Robert ▁Fried man , ▁an ▁American ▁investig ative ▁journalist , ▁human ▁rights ▁organizations ▁say ▁that ▁over ▁ 9 0 % ▁of ▁female ▁sex ▁workers ▁in ▁M umb ai ▁are ▁considered ▁indent ured ▁servants . ▁ ▁Trad itionally ▁research ▁has ▁usually ▁concerned ▁itself ▁with ▁the ▁situation ▁of ▁female ▁and ▁child ▁sex ▁workers ▁in ▁M umb ai , ▁ign oring ▁the ▁increasing ▁proportion ▁of ▁male ▁and ▁trans gender ▁sex ▁workers . ▁In cluding ▁male ▁sex ▁workers ▁in ▁discuss ions ▁about ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁sex ▁work ▁in ▁M umb ai ▁is ▁necessary , ▁as ▁male ▁sex ▁workers ▁are ▁considered ▁a ▁high - ris k ▁group ▁for ▁H IV ▁in fection . ▁As ▁research ▁has ▁developed ▁concerning