Laws fail to address international marriage fraud
Social affairsJan 30, 2015
After the Ministry of Justice enacted a law to toughen the requirement for marriage brokers, international marriage agencies have lost their licenses in South Korea, causing unlicensed brokers to crop up and engage in marriage frauds, according to government data. As per data released by the Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, and Statistics Korea, the number of licensed international marriage agencies dropped by one-third from 1370 firms in 2012. (Yonhap)Behind the drop lies the government’