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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stands with Lebanon's Prime Minister Nawaf Salam, not shown, at the State Department in Washington on Sept. 28.

North Korea criticizes U.S. trafficking report after receiving lowest-tier ranking

Pyongyang issued a statement accusing Washington of “malignantly slandering the country” with the Tier 3 ranking.

2026.10.10

북한 인권 활동가 데보라 최(왼쪽 둘째)가 16일(현지시간) 워싱턴DC 레이번 하원회관에서 열린 청문회에서 중국의 탈북 여성 인신매매와 강제북송 실태를 알리기 위해 미 의회 증언대에 섰다. 왼쪽부터 피터 매티스 제임스타운재단 회장, 최씨, 실비아 진, 빅터 차 전략국제문제연구소(CSIS) 한국석좌. 화면 속 인물은 청문회를 주재한 영 김 하원 외교위 동아시아·태평양소위원장. 워싱턴=유지혜 특파원

North Korean defector recounts trafficking, sexual abuse in China in U.S. congressional hearing

A subcommittee hearing discussed human rights violations and other collusion between Pyongyang and Beijing.

2026.9.17

Filipino woman, Vietnamese man recognized by gov't as human trafficking victims

The Korean government has recognized a Filipino woman and a Vietnamese man as victims of human trafficking. They will receive support, including medical care and legal aid, as the country addresses this violation of human rights.

2026.4.29

Korean Ambassador to the UN Cha Ji-hoon reads out a joint statement from Korea and 43 other countries calling for international efforts to address technology-facilitated human trafficking at UN headquarters in New York on Nov. 24 in this photo released by the Korean mission to the UN. [PERMANENT MISSION OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA TO THE UNITED NATIONS]

Korea, 43 other countries urge joint response to address technology-facilitated human trafficking

Korea and 43 other countries called Monday for "urgent" and "coordinated" actions to address technology-facilitated human trafficking cases, saying that they have worsened human rights and humanitarian challenges facing the world.

2025.11.25

The Mango compound, known as one of the main criminal enclaves in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, is seen on Oct. 15 in this file photo. [NEWS1]

Trafficker sentenced to 10 years for luring acquaintance to Cambodia’s crime ring

A person in their 20s was sentenced to 10 years in prison Wednesday for luring an acquaintance to Cambodia and handing them over to a voice phishing crime ring based there.

2025.10.22

Koreans detained in Cambodia who were found during a crackdown on criminal compounds are deported through Terminal 2 of Incheon International Airport on Oct. 18. [NEWS1]

Cambodian official says Korea 'like in-laws,' aids in repatriation of more than 60 nationals

Korean representatives met with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Deputy Prime Minister Sok Chenda Sophea to request early repatriation of Korean nationals detained in online scam operations.

2025.10.21

Koreans held captive by scam ring in Myanmar released

According to the Korean Foreign Ministry on Tuesday, the Koreans were held against their will in Tachileik, a mountainous area in the so-called Golden Triangle between Laos and Thailand.

2023.11.14

Trafficking in Persons Report released in June 2023 [DEPARTMENT OF STATE]

Korea 'second-tier' in addressing human trafficking, U.S. report says

Korea was again stamped as second-tier in the annual human trafficking report by the United States released Thursday, for its "inadequate" efforts to prevent trafficking and protect victims.

2023.6.16

Cindy Dyer, ambassador-at-large to monitor and combat human trafficking, lefts, meets with Second Vice Foreign Minister Lee Do-hoon on Thursday. [MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS]

U.S. envoy for human trafficking on visit to Seoul: State Department

A senior U.S. diplomat is on a visit to Korea to discuss ways to prevent human trafficking, the state department said Thursday.

2023.1.20

The Trafficking in Persons (TIP) Report for 2022. [STATE DEPARTMENT]

Korea downgraded to Tier 2 in U.S. human trafficking report

Korea has been downgraded to Tier 2 on an annual U.S. State Department report on people trafficking, citing concerns over the lack of "serious and sustained" efforts to protect victims and tackle related crimes.

2022.7.20