Brothels are disappearing one by one, since the special law on sex trafficking began to be enforced in Korea. Yeongdeungpo brothel is also on the verge of being shut down as part of an effort to “clean up the city" after Shinsegae Dept. store and Times Square Mall were built nearby. Prostitutes head for the streets in protest, expressing their right to survival and basic workers’ rights. Previously only seen after the fall of dusk, these women dressed in white step o...
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Brothels are disappearing one by one, since the special law on sex trafficking began to be enforced in Korea. Yeongdeungpo brothel is also on the verge of being shut down as part of an effort to “clean up the city" after Shinsegae Dept. store and Times Square Mall were built nearby. Prostitutes head for the streets in protest, expressing their right to survival and basic workers’ rights. Previously only seen after the fall of dusk, these women dressed in white step out in broad daylight; they declare they are willing to "face death right here.”
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