Child brides sold into sex slavery, domestic work, say Indian officials

May 18, 2018

Girls are being trafficked into domestic servitude or sex slavery after their parents illegally marry them off, said officials in Maharashtra on Tuesday.

Researchers are conducting the state’s first survey into links between child marriage and slavery, according to Vijaya Rahatkar, chairperson of Maharashtra’s women’s commission.

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