Even if they leave prostitution and marry, they are full of fear and insecurity that one day their past deeds will be found out. Moreover, owing to the loss of dignity under systematic surveillance, violence and gang rape in prostitution, suicides are common. There are over 2,000 national and non-governmental employment agencies in the country. Over 1,700 of the commercial agencies helped over two million people to find work. However, government investigations have found over 1,300 cases of law breaking by non-government or illegal employment agencies in 1997.
Agencies play a central role in trafficking women.
Employment agency staff persistently go after women who have run away. When they are finally located, costs incurred in tracing them are added to the women's debt. Prostitution Most of the women leave home as teenagers due to painful experiences caused by difficult family situations, family conflicts, sexual violence, gang rape, family abuse and abandonment. Without proper education, these women have limited employment opportunities. Once they start to work, and as their debts begin to accumulate as they continue to work, they are tied into a vicious circle.