▁the ▁role ▁of ▁male ▁sex ▁workers ▁in ▁M umb ai ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁demonstrated ▁through ▁inter views ▁that ▁although ▁these ▁men ' s ▁responses ▁vary ▁with ▁their ▁sexual ▁ident ities , ▁their ▁solic iting ▁practices , ▁sex ▁roles ▁and ▁client ele , ▁they ▁never theless ▁indicate ▁that ▁they ▁entered ▁into ▁sex ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁their ▁poor ▁economic ▁status . ▁ ▁As ▁efforts ▁have ▁increased ▁to ▁en force ▁anti - human ▁tra ff ick ing ▁and ▁H IV / A ID S ▁prevent ion , ▁bro th els ▁have ▁become ▁the ▁main ▁target ▁of ▁these ▁prevent ive ▁measures . ▁This ▁has ▁increased ▁the ▁divers ification ▁of ▁sex ▁work ▁occurr ing ▁in ▁M umb ai ▁as ▁clients ▁have ▁become ▁more ▁likely ▁to ▁seek ▁services ▁outside ▁of ▁bro th els ▁because ▁they ▁believe ▁they ▁are ▁less ▁likely ▁to ▁contract ▁H IV / A ID S . ▁ ▁Cond itions ▁of ▁sex ▁workers ▁in ▁M umb ai ▁ ▁Social ▁workers ▁have ▁been ▁given ▁the ▁responsibility ▁of ▁address ing ▁the ▁issues ▁associated ▁with ▁sex ▁tra ff ick ing ▁in ▁M umb ai , ▁and ▁the ▁large ▁amount ▁of ▁young ▁girls ▁tra ff icked . ▁As ▁the ▁industry ▁continues ▁to ▁expand ▁the ▁demand ▁for ▁young ▁girls ▁has ▁begun ▁to ▁rise . ▁The ▁bro th els ▁in ▁the ▁red ▁light ▁districts ▁of ▁M umb ai ▁are ▁pat rolled ▁by ▁go ond as , ▁th ugs ▁who ▁work ▁for ▁or ▁are ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ma f ia , ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁ens la ved ▁sex ▁workers ▁do ▁not ▁escape