It is estimated that around 204,900 people are living in modern slavery in South Korea today. Acting as a source country for the trafficking of women and children both within the country and abroad to the US, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand. Many women also find themselves trafficked in to South Korea from Russia, China, the Philippines and other Southeast Asian countries. Often recruited under the guise of an entertainment visa they finds themselves subject to sexual exploitation or domestic servitude. Sex slavery is prevalent in Korea, with a number of reports citing the exploitation and forced prostitution of women into brothels frequented by US servicemen stationed in the country. There have also been reports of the sexual exploitation of children in Korea, with employers taking advantage of runaway children and youth. With one of the highest numbers of users in the world, the internet has become a popular place for trading sex in Korea. Cel found herself looking for work to support her family after the death of her father. She was approached by an agent who offered her a job singing in a karaoke bar in Korea. After signing a document in a language she didn’t understand, Cel was informed that she wouldn’t be paid for seven months as she had incurred debts for airfare and lodging. Upon arrival in Korea Cel was taken to a nightclub where she was forced to work as a hostess, subjected to sexual exploitation and physical violence by the customers. After saving up money to buy a phone with other girls working at the club, Cel was eventually able to her mother who contacted the authorities. With their intervention Cel was finally reunited with her family.