HumanTrafficking.org | South Korea Government Agency: Ministry of Gender Equality: Women's Rights Promotion Bureau

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South Korea

Ministry of Gender Equality: Women's Rights Promotion Bureau

Address

Women's Rights Promotion Bureau
Ministry of Gender Equality
Central Government Complex
77-6 Sejong-ro 1ga
Jongro-gu
Seoul 110-760
Republic of Korea

Contact Information

If calling from South Korea:

Tel: 02 3703 2500
Fax: 02 2106 5145

If calling from overseas:

Tel: +82 2 3703 2500
Fax: +82 2 2106 5145

Email

webadmin@moge.go.kr

Activities

The Ministry of Gender Equality (MOGE) is implementing programs to raise public awareness of gender equality, providing support for victims of domestic violence, sexual violence and prostitution, and formulating and implementing overall plans for eradication of violence against women.

In November 2001, MOGE published booklets to publicize counseling centers and protection facilities for victims of family violence, sexual assault, and commercial sex. It conducted a comprehensive survey of the sex industry in South Korea.¹

In September 2003, the Ministry of Gender Equality (in cooperation with the Ministry of Justice) co-organized and hosted the Expert Group Meeting on Prevention of International Trafficking & Promotion of Public Awareness Campaign with cooperation from the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The Expert Group Meeting consisted of two parts. One brought in a selected number of international experts, policy makers and activists from different countries in order to discuss key issues and best practices in the prevention of trafficking. The other formed part of the Ad-Hoc Expert Group I of the Bali Process and paid particular attention to the topic of public awareness campaigns. The Republic of Korea has been designated as a coordinator of the topic of public awareness campaigns within the Bali Process.

For a detailed description of the Meeting, visit: http://www.moge.go.kr/eng/trafficking/index.jsp

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

MOGE reported that it provided over $800,000 for two shelters for foreign trafficking victims and $188 million for 26 facilities for domestic victims. Between January and June 2003, 33 foreign victims were placed in the shelters and 1,001 Korean women in the guidance and protection facilities.³

The Ministry also produced English and Russian language pamphlets on shelters and distributed them to South Korean embassies overseas and to the Immigration Bureau.⁴