What Is The Role Of Human Trafficking In North Korea

We don't realize just how much of an liberty we have here in America when it comes to marriage. We get to choose who and when we get married and if we ever have a change of heart it can simply be canceled. Forced marriages is even a criminal offense in England. Some women in North Korea face an opposite reality. Every year thousands are sold into marriages or slavery, not only in North Korea but also in the neighboring Chinese towns. More has to be done on China’s part to stifle this major illegal market.

Although a few people might be aware, the majority of the public doesn't know that North Korea is now engaging in state sponsored human trafficking (www.marketwatch.com). Thousands of citizens are sent to other countries around the globe to work.
This workers are sent into forced labor and their wages are sent to the North Korean government. This process alone accounts for about 2 billion dollars in revenue for the Korean government yearly (www.marketwatch.com). Imagine you were offered a job, with the same pay but in an exotic location. However when you arrived there you were forced to work but the money you earned was sent to your government instead. This is just one of the terrible human rights being violated in North Korea.

Not only is state sponsored human trafficking taking place, but illegal human trafficking is prominent in North Korea. Some estimates say that 90 percent of women who escape North Korea end up victims of human trafficking (thediplomat.com). The most common reason is to be