In many of these 4th world hell holes it’s either the sweat shops or the brothels.
CC
Every Navy/Westpac veteran knows of what you speak. I found it shocking the number of young girls who were sold by their families. As near as I can tell, that was socially accepted... but who knows? Maybe their families lied and said the girl was working in a tailor shop.
Even if I didn't sample the wares, I generally bought the girls a coke, and maybe slipped them a few pesos.
It's one thing for an adult to choose the lifestyle, and frankly in some of these countries I can see the advantages (and the dangers), but for a young girl to be sold... awful.