women in the industry came from Latin America, Eastern Europe and Russia, Southeast Asia and other countries with economic difficulties; and he cited military relationship between the two countries. He said in the 1980s there were about 25,000 marriages between US soldiers and Korean women, 80% of which ended in divorce. The owners of massage parlors and other sex establishments operating in the US can lure Korean women without fluent language skills and no connection to ask for help into the sex industry. In this article, I will look at the situation in the US. Due to the US military stationing in Korea, an estimated 150,000 Korean women working at US military camp towns marry US soldiers and movedto the US. It is presumed to have caused development of entertainment establishments operated by Koreans within the US. With the establishment of Act on the Prevention of Sexual Traffic and Protection, Etc. ofVictims Thereof in 2004, brokers who find it harder to make profits are more likely to turn their eyes overseas. The August 2005 raid by the federal police on the Korean brothel around Dallas to arrest dozens of Korean brokers is well-known within the Korean society. 42 Korean women working as prostitution were arrested as well. ‘Operation Gilded Cage’ of San Francisco led to arrest of 104 Korean women along with 11 owners and 27 suspects. The women are said to have testified that they entered the US with fraudulent advertisement and forced into prostitution because of physical threats. Civil organizations have continuously pointed out the need for policy protection for Korean women sent to the US, Japan, Australia and Hawaii area. We strongly call for policy on Korean women sent overseas and victim support system. 3. Korean government’s effort to eradicate human trafficking I have briefly looked at the status of victims and protection. To resolve the problem of human trafficking we need 4Ps: Prevention, Protection, Punishment and Partnership. As prevention and punishment are in the domain of the government, I want to look at some of the implementation strategies taken by the Korean government to eradicate human trafficking. 3.1 Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Gender Equality Anti-human trafficking activities were weak for the past several years. From early 2000s 38 ❙ Seoul International Conference Against Human Trafficking in Migrant Women