These are mainly used for domestic staff, but any surplus are often sold through middlemen to prostitutes to enter and remain in the country for two years.
[5][6] Many prostitutes from poorer countries, such as Nigeria,[9] come to work in Dubai for a short while and then return home with their earnings.
Women engaged in this business operate in brothels or massage establishments situated in the city's red-light areas.
Typically, red-light districts are located in the city's more established areas, such as Deira and Bur Dubai.
[8] The Cyclone, near the airport[5] was closed down in 2007 after it was featured in Vanity Fair magazine,[8] but the operation simply set up at another location.
[8] Human trafficking is a problem in Dubai,[5][6] often Chinese or other Asian criminal groups force women from India or Nepal into prostitution in UAE.
[15] The UAE attracts many foreign businessmen as it is gaining a reputation as the Middle East's top sex tourism destination.
[25][26] Some women, predominantly from Central, South and Southeast Asia, Eastern Europe, East Africa, Iraq, Iran, and Morocco, are subjected to forced prostitution in the UAE.