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Under the leadership of an active female police chief, the Korean National Police (KNP) prints materials in various languages explaining the dangers of trafficking and detailing the assistance and services offered to victims by the government. The KNP printed a series of posters warning of the punishment for prostitution and met with Korean businessmen to encourage displaying the posters in conspicuous locations.

Police officers also visit schools to discuss trafficking issues with children.

The National Police Administration initiated a program of informing foreign employees of bars and similar establishments of their rights, and, in cooperation with the Ministry of Gender Equality, established a multilingual hotline for victims of trafficking. The KNP also republished brochures warning about trafficking as well as a new comic book graphically depicting the hazards and illegality of debt bondage.¹

In 2001, the Supreme Prosecutor's Office established joint investigation centers in collaboration with the police force and local governments to address trafficking and inveigling of women for forcible sexual exploitation, forcible transfer to foreign territory for employment in "service establishments of indecent nature," illegal entry into the country for purposes of sexual exploitation, the sale of women between prostitution establishments, and departures from the country through fake employment or marriage overseas.

In 2003, the Ministry for Gender Equality developed a curriculum for the National Police to aid in identifying trafficking victims.²

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¹ United States Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report 2004
² United States Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report 2004

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