Drayangs - their business model and sustainability

I have recently visited a drayang out of curiosity to entertain a Bangladeshi friend. I am told that there are several drayangs in the capital city of Bhutan and the women at these entertainment houses are mostly illiterate who are trying to escape the drudgery of living hard lives in their farming villages in rural Bhutan. The business model in such a establishent is thus: the girls here are supposed to make a minimum earnings from the song or dance request from their clients of Nu. 15,000 a month and if they fail to meet the minimum ceiling, it is deducted from their measly monthly salary of Nu. 4,000. When you sit down and order a drink or something, the bolder ones come near you and ask to request a dance or song that she will sing for you. The request would cost the "requester" Nu. 100 for a song or dance request. If the bolder girl is successful, others follow suit and ask you for a request too.

If you are generous in doling out the requests, the girls come and request for a "spy wine". Bhutan is a small country and I am wondering how such business models would sustain in the long run. I wish our economy created a lot of good jobs, decent high-paying jobs for these women so that they (mostly poorly-educated or no education at all) do not have to go begging for a song request. I hope our government's promise of equity and justice for all becomes a dream realized for these women languishing in the drayangs of Thimphu!