North Korea sex work rises amid hardship

North Korea sex work rises amid hardship

More women in parts of North Korea are turning to prostitution to survive amid worsening economic hardship. Police have tried posing as clients to catch them in the act, but recruiters and managers screen out suspected officers before they can reach the women, and actual arrests remain rare. A source in South Hamgyong province told Daily NK on Wednesday that the number of women engaging in prostitution has grown near train stations in Hamhung an…