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2019 Eunoia
Vietnamese wives is overwhelming. As of 2018, Recently, after witnessing the violence against
6,338 Korean husbands had Vietnamese wives, the Vietnamese woman, the government began
but only 587 Korean women had Vietnamese investigating the state of violence, causes, and
husbands. types of outbreaks in people in 32 shelters across
the country and ways to prevent violence against
According to the results of a nationwide survey migrant women and improve victim support
of multicultural families in 2018, 10.2 percent systems. However, some experts say that the
of foreign women who married Korean men priority should be to strengthen the punishment
and live in Korea are now divorced or separated for domestic violence.
from each other because of abuse and violence.
As for the reason for the fights with spouses, The government is trying to improve the
multicultural households had problems with marriage immigration system by introducing a
economic and cultural differences such as their system called the One Strike Out policy to prevent
children’s education and behavior (25%), language ex-convicts3) of domestic violence from getting
communication difficulties (23%), living expenses into another international marriage. Through the
(22%), and cultural and value differences (19%). implementation of this system, the government
aims to create an environment where immigrants
To solve these problems, the government is are not at risk of domestic violence.
operating a violence-inflicted2) migrant women's
counseling center, which allows these women to Many migrant women can not speak Korean well,
receive professional counseling. In 2019, three so social intervention, strengthening domestic
organizations nationwide (the Daegu Women's violence punishment, and improving realistic
Human Rights Center, the Incheon Women's protective measures are necessary steps in
Telephone Service, and the North Chungcheong solving this problem.
Province Migrant Women's Human Rights Center)
were designated as specialized counseling
institutions.
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2) violence-inflicted 폭력을 당한
3) ex-convict 전과자
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