Sex Trafficking North Korea
Introduction
Sex trafficking is one of the major issue as part of modern slavery. It refers to “recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons” through means of “threats or coercion”, “use of force”, “abduction”, and “fraud or deception”. Traffickers receive payments or benefits by selling off the victims for sexual exploitation.
The primary concern in this essay is on the rising issue of North Korean women being trafficked into China. Back in the mid-1990s, North Korean women and girls were exploited for prostitution or as sex slaves to China. During that period, rapid industrialization around the world worsened the state of the rural areas with people seeking employment opportunities at urban cities. It was estimated …show more content…
Most traffickers usually sexually exploit these victims before selling them to third parties. Even after being sold to men as their bride, the victims are restricted to leave their house, and were repeatedly abused, either physically or sexually. Many who manage to escape from such situation recounted their experiences. An example is a North Korean defector, Park Yeon Mi, who fled with her mother to China in 2007. Yeonmi described North Korea as an "oppressive regime" and the “hellish conditions” lead to their decision to escape. In Yeonmi’s book, it explained how the dealer sold her mother and forced Yeonmi to be his second wife. Such actions are repulsive and unethical. And such, we will be examining if the policies implemented to annihilate sex trafficking are effective.
National & International Policies against Sex Trafficking
In efforts to tackle sex trafficking, the Chinese government cooperated with international organizations and announced new anti-trafficking campaigns. One of the methods to raise public awareness is through on social media. For example,
Under the law, traffickers who are caught, will be prosecuted for their immoral actions. Punishments range from imprisonment to death penalties, criminalized under Article 240 and 241 of the Criminal Law of China. In addition to the laws, the government provided “temporary reliefs, return and reintegration assistance” to the victims, with
Sex trafficking is one of the major issue as part of modern slavery. It refers to “recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons” through means of “threats or coercion”, “use of force”, “abduction”, and “fraud or deception”. Traffickers receive payments or benefits by selling off the victims for sexual exploitation.
The primary concern in this essay is on the rising issue of North Korean women being trafficked into China. Back in the mid-1990s, North Korean women and girls were exploited for prostitution or as sex slaves to China. During that period, rapid industrialization around the world worsened the state of the rural areas with people seeking employment opportunities at urban cities. It was estimated …show more content…
Most traffickers usually sexually exploit these victims before selling them to third parties. Even after being sold to men as their bride, the victims are restricted to leave their house, and were repeatedly abused, either physically or sexually. Many who manage to escape from such situation recounted their experiences. An example is a North Korean defector, Park Yeon Mi, who fled with her mother to China in 2007. Yeonmi described North Korea as an "oppressive regime" and the “hellish conditions” lead to their decision to escape. In Yeonmi’s book, it explained how the dealer sold her mother and forced Yeonmi to be his second wife. Such actions are repulsive and unethical. And such, we will be examining if the policies implemented to annihilate sex trafficking are effective.
National & International Policies against Sex Trafficking
In efforts to tackle sex trafficking, the Chinese government cooperated with international organizations and announced new anti-trafficking campaigns. One of the methods to raise public awareness is through on social media. For example,
Under the law, traffickers who are caught, will be prosecuted for their immoral actions. Punishments range from imprisonment to death penalties, criminalized under Article 240 and 241 of the Criminal Law of China. In addition to the laws, the government provided “temporary reliefs, return and reintegration assistance” to the victims, with