South Korea Takes Action Against Sex Tourism

Crackdown time again, this time it is on sex tourism:

South Korea Wednesday announced a crackdown on its nationals evading the country’s tough anti-prostitution law by buying sex abroad instead.

The government will revise the law so that its citizens caught buying sex in foreign countries will have their passports confiscated, the gender equality ministry, the justice ministry and the foreign ministry said in a joint press briefing.

An inter-ministerial team has also been formed to clamp down on brokers who help South Korean girls obtain visas to sell sex abroad and travel agents who arrange sex tours for South Korean men, they said.

“The government agencies share the view that the country’s image is being damaged greatly by the purchase of sex (by South Korean travellers) in overseas countries and decided to step up crackdowns on sex trafficking here and abroad as well,” they said. [AFP]

Any bets on how long this crackdown lasts?

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Tim
Tim
17 years ago

I wonder which country they’ll choose to keep an eye on, perhaps the Philippines?? I’m sure that the Korean governmental structure will watch all travellers going to the Philippines especially places like Angeles City. Clark airport will have plenty of seats on their Asiana flight from Incheon for a little while. Hehehehe

mcnut
mcnut
17 years ago

why pay for it overseas when you can just pay for it right here in the land of the morning calm!

come on korea guys where is your nationalism????

The Goat
17 years ago

” evading the countryā€™s tough anti-prostitution law by buying sex abroad instead.”

Lost me there…I guess they haven’t walked outside lately…in pretty much any neighborhood.

GI Korea
17 years ago

Maybe your are right, the crackdown is intended not only to improve "Korea's image" but to keep the prostitution money inside of Korea as well.

theequalizer
theequalizer
17 years ago

This is exactly why I visit legitimate massage parlors.

Leon LaPorte
17 years ago

I'm afraid the only way to improve Korea's image in this regard is to prevent Koreans from going overseas in the first place.

Dr.Yu
Dr.Yu
17 years ago

This is a good sign. The korean government is admitting that this problem exists and is willing to do something. I don't know if they will succeed but it's better than just pretending that there is nothing wrong.

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