North Korean women and girls are being trafficked into sexual slavery in China.
The Sydney Morning Herald says that tens of thousands of North Korean women and girls are being trafficked into sexual slavery in China.
According to a report by the non-profit Korea Future Initiative, the sexual exploitation of North Koreans generates at least $153 million in annual profits for the Chinese underworld.
"Victims are prostituted for as little as 30 Chinese yuan ($6.30), sold as wives for just 1,000 yuan, and trafficked into cybersex dens for exploitation by a global online audience," the report's author Yoon Hee-soon said.
The paper says nearly half are pressed into prostitution, about a third sold into marriage and most others pushed into cybersex, citing researchers remarks.
The researchers also said a live-stream featuring a young girl can cost $110, adding that many subscribers appeared to be South Korean.
