Photojournalism: Child Marriage & Sex Trafficking in Bangladesh: cm_br_asj-12

Guests party at the wedding of Mia“My family have been saving for my wedding for a very long time – I’m a girl so they always knew they would need to give me away.” Five or six months ago, her parents found Mia a groom – a 27 year old man who works in a garment factory. “I’m nervous,” Mia says, quietly. “I think I’ll miss my family.”

Guests party at the wedding of Mia 

 

“My family have been saving for my wedding for a very long time – I’m a girl so they always knew they would need to give me away.”  

Five or six months ago, her parents found Mia a groom – a 27 year old man who works in a garment factory. “I’m nervous,” Mia says, quietly. “I think I’ll miss my family.”