Ministry of Gender Equality and Family
Press Briefing Material
Release Time: Immediate release
Date: Friday, December 26, 2025
The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family provides housing support, as well as legal, medical, and vocational training assistance to victims of sex trafficking through dedicated facilities.
1. Related Articles
Articles including the December 26 (Fri) news report titled:
“Complaint over ‘golden age’ of women in prostitution… ‘Receiving only 5.4 million won per month in support despite traveling in Europe’”
2. Explanation
Based on the Act on the Prevention of Sexual Traffic and Protection of Victims Thereof, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family provides support to victims of sex trafficking through specialized support facilities. This support includes housing assistance, legal services, medical care, and vocational training.
Among these, individuals who participate in internship programs are eligible to receive self-reliance support funds of approximately 1 million won per month.
In addition, local governments, in accordance with their own ordinances, provide limited-period living expenses and other forms of support—depending on local financial conditions—to help victims of sex trafficking leave red-light districts following their closure and become self-reliant.
Contact Information
Responsible Department:
Ministry of Gender Equality and Family
Human Rights and Safety Policy Bureau
Division of Violence Against Women and Youth Education
Director:
Park Jeong-seok
Tel: +82-2-2100-6441
Officer in Charge:
Lee Won-seok
Tel: +82-2-2100-6448
Republic of Korea
Policy Briefing | OPEN Government Information Disclosure
hothothothotfire on
I’d never heard of this and don’t know much about it, but the “viral” post in the article definitely reads like rage bait.
Artificial0937 on
So, let me get this straight… If you want assisted housing + 6,000,000won per month without doing a single thing is to be a woman, sell your body for money a couple of times, and claim you are a victim to the government? Wow, I’m starting to think maybe I should have born a woman.
phageon on
I looked at the numbers – lol are these people serious? No country in the world is paying out $4000+ USD a month indefinitely for people getting out of the sex trade.
I spent my whole life listening to Reagan era cadillac queen PR piece in the US, mostly directed at poor immigrants and people of color (like Koreans, which up until recently was one of the poorest Asian immigrant groups in the country). This sounds exactly like that nonsense. People really need to get a grip.
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$4,300 per month reduced to 3,700. And now she is thinking about going back to sex work? Wow.
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Ministry of Gender Equality and Family
Press Briefing Material
Release Time: Immediate release
Date: Friday, December 26, 2025
The Ministry of Gender Equality and Family provides housing support, as well as legal, medical, and vocational training assistance to victims of sex trafficking through dedicated facilities.
1. Related Articles
Articles including the December 26 (Fri) news report titled:
“Complaint over ‘golden age’ of women in prostitution… ‘Receiving only 5.4 million won per month in support despite traveling in Europe’”
2. Explanation
Based on the Act on the Prevention of Sexual Traffic and Protection of Victims Thereof, the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family provides support to victims of sex trafficking through specialized support facilities. This support includes housing assistance, legal services, medical care, and vocational training.
Among these, individuals who participate in internship programs are eligible to receive self-reliance support funds of approximately 1 million won per month.
In addition, local governments, in accordance with their own ordinances, provide limited-period living expenses and other forms of support—depending on local financial conditions—to help victims of sex trafficking leave red-light districts following their closure and become self-reliant.
Contact Information
Responsible Department:
Ministry of Gender Equality and Family
Human Rights and Safety Policy Bureau
Division of Violence Against Women and Youth Education
Director:
Park Jeong-seok
Tel: +82-2-2100-6441
Officer in Charge:
Lee Won-seok
Tel: +82-2-2100-6448
Republic of Korea
Policy Briefing | OPEN Government Information Disclosure
I’d never heard of this and don’t know much about it, but the “viral” post in the article definitely reads like rage bait.
So, let me get this straight… If you want assisted housing + 6,000,000won per month without doing a single thing is to be a woman, sell your body for money a couple of times, and claim you are a victim to the government? Wow, I’m starting to think maybe I should have born a woman.
I looked at the numbers – lol are these people serious? No country in the world is paying out $4000+ USD a month indefinitely for people getting out of the sex trade.
I spent my whole life listening to Reagan era cadillac queen PR piece in the US, mostly directed at poor immigrants and people of color (like Koreans, which up until recently was one of the poorest Asian immigrant groups in the country). This sounds exactly like that nonsense. People really need to get a grip.