{"id":721,"date":"2013-02-17T15:15:22","date_gmt":"2013-02-17T21:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pambhm.net\/blog\/?p=721"},"modified":"2013-02-17T15:15:22","modified_gmt":"2013-02-17T21:15:22","slug":"perilous-passages-human-trafficking-and-the-underground-railroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.pambhm.net\/blog\/2013\/02\/17\/perilous-passages-human-trafficking-and-the-underground-railroad\/","title":{"rendered":"PERILOUS PASSAGES: HUMAN TRAFFICKING AND THE \u00e2\u20ac\u0153UNDERGROUND RAILROAD\u00e2\u20ac\u009d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/humantrafficwatch.wordpress.com\/2013\/02\/17\/perilous-passages-human-trafficking-and-the-underground-railroad\/\" target=\"_blank\">NORTH KOREA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Most refugees arriving in China, of which Kirkpatrick said \u00e2\u20ac\u015375 percent are women\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, usually end up in the hands of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153brokers\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. Brokers are a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153necessary evil\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, claims Kim, who\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s missionary on the Chinese border often deals with brokers to pay for refugees. Once in Kim\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s care, the refugees\u00c2\u00a0are provided information on how to utilize the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Underground Railroad\u00e2\u20ac\u009d to successfully navigate to South Korea.<\/p>\n<p>The \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Underground Railroad\u00e2\u20ac\u009d is similar to the one used in America during the mid-19th century to assist slaves with a safe passage to the North, says Kirkpatrick. Kim utilized this service when he was 13 years old and an orphan in North Korea. The route varies and refugees can pass through any combination of China, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Countries such as Laos and Cambodia are more accommodating and will contact the South Korean Consulate and inform them of the refugees. In China however, refugees are mostly detained and sent back to North Korea. Although most refugees desire to end up in South Korea, Kim says he attempts to persuade them to return to North Korea and become \u00e2\u20ac\u0153freedom fighters\u00e2\u20ac\u009d.<\/p>\n<p>One large \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcmarket\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 for North Korean women is to become a wife for Chinese men. Some women who see no hope in North Korea decide that a life with a Chinese man is better than their current existence. And the market demand for North Korean women is high, due to China\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s one child policy. In some areas, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153men outnumber women by a ratio of 14:1,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d states Kirkpatrick. Others are sold directly into prostitution. Trafficking grew mostly during the late 1990\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s, due to North Koreans need for food. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Chinese people saw a chance to make money,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d says Kim, and took advantage of this. Kim explained that brokers would also go to North Korea, seek out women and then say, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153come to China for a better life.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>Source: NK News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Most refugees arriving in China, which are 75 percent women, usually end up in the hands of \u00e2\u20ac\u0153brokers\u00e2\u20ac\u009d. Brokers are a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153necessary evil\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, claims Kim, who\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s missionary on the Chinese border often deals with brokers to pay for refugees. 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