▁sex ▁tra ff ick ing , ▁made ▁vulner able ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁pover ty , ▁and ▁lack ▁of ▁access ▁to ▁resources ▁and ▁opportun ities . ▁Sex ▁workers ▁in ▁M umb ai ▁face ▁many ▁difficulties ▁in ▁their ▁lives . ▁ ▁History ▁of ▁M umb ai ▁ ▁M umb ai ▁is ▁the ▁capital ▁city ▁of ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Mah ar as ht ra ▁and ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁largest ▁cities ▁in ▁India ▁with ▁an ▁estimated ▁population ▁of ▁over ▁ 1 8 ▁million ▁people . ▁India ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁global ▁ep ic enter ▁of ▁sex ▁work ▁and ▁has ▁the ▁largest ▁commercial ▁sex ▁trade ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁M umb ai ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁city ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Mah ar as ht ra ▁and ▁is ▁often ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁the ▁ult imate ▁sex ▁tour ist ▁destination . ▁India ▁is ▁a ▁country ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁people ▁that ▁celebr ate ▁and ▁practice ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁cultural ▁and ▁religious ▁trad itions , ▁and ▁the ▁people ▁that ▁make ▁up ▁India ▁come ▁from ▁different ▁ra cial ▁and ▁eth nic ▁background s . ▁Although ▁India ▁is ▁not ▁unique ▁in ▁gender - dis c rim ination ▁based ▁violence ▁it ▁is ▁a ▁country ▁that ▁on ▁one ▁hand ▁controls ▁the ▁sexual ity ▁of ▁women ▁yet ▁is ▁also ▁home ▁to ▁one ▁the ▁largest ▁fl our ishing ▁commercial ▁sex ▁tr ades . ▁ ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁red ▁light ▁districts ▁in ▁M umb ai ▁emer ged ▁from ▁British ▁colonial ▁rule ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁nin ete enth ▁century . ▁It ▁was ▁created ▁out ▁of