Global climate change: time is running out. CA cave fire burns more than 4, acres. No money, no hope: South Korea's 'Dirt Spoons'. Hong Kong democrats score historic victory. Some migrant wives resort to prostitution to make ends meet after leaving their abusive Korean husbands.
Substantial numbers of migrant wives decide not to live with their Korean husbands and their families, due to financial hardship among other reasons. They then try to stand on their own feet by normally working as helpers at restaurants or other low-paying places.
But some of them choose to sell sex in karaoke bars, massage parlors and other late-night entertainment establishments, lured by larger sums of money. Several groups of migrant women over the past few weeks have been caught engaging in the sex trade, not only in Seoul and its adjacent cities but also in rural areas. They are normally deported back to their home countries. Experts say that the Korean government should tighten the rules on Korean men seeking to tie the knot with foreign women, as well as ensure that foreign wives are properly treated by their husbands and in-laws.
To help foreign wives adapt to new surroundings here and refrain from engaging in prostitution and other illicit activities, the government should provide multicultural families with comprehensive support measures.
On Jan. Investigators booked a year-old Chinese Korean who manages the place, the two women and a man buying sex at the time of the raid. The brothel has been operating since December last year and was found to have earned over 24 million won. According to the Ulsan Metropolitan Police Agency, the two women entered the country by marrying Korean men.
