Why are there no women in the village?

August 17, 11:48

I heard that there is a "village where young women disappear", and it takes about 2 hours to drive from Hanoi, Vietnam.



In the village we arrived at, there were rice fields as far as the eye could see.



However, what I saw there was a mansion that was clearly different from the others.



And it's not just one.



What exactly is happening in this village?



(Hanoi bureau chief going down the road)

The village where the mansion is built The reason is ...

The reporter visited a village in northern Vietnam.



As I walked through the village, I found a large house in the rice field, which was clearly different from the surrounding houses.



Moreover, not just one house, but here and there.



What kind of people live there?



I visited one of them and talked to them.



"Are we rich? I built it with my daughter's remittance." When asked in



detail, it is said that in this house, my daughter married an overseas man and built this mansion with her daughter's remittance. ..



"Not only our house, but all the big houses in this village were built by sending money from our daughters. We are proud of our daughters who support us." In other



words, the mansion stands out in this village because women are abroad. Because he will marry and send him to the man.



In addition, many women are married overseas in this village, so it has been said that young women will disappear from the village.



When I asked the bride's destination.



"It's South Korea. South Korea is popular with young women in Vietnam now." In



Vietnam, Korean dramas and music have been booming in recent years, and in recent years, the number of Vietnamese women marrying Korean men has been increasing. It's called.

According to data from the Korean Statistical Office, more than 6,700 people were married to Korean men.



For the last six years, the most common international marriage with Koreans was Vietnamese women.



By the way, even last year when the infection of the new corona spread, more than 3,100 Vietnamese women were married to Korean men in South Korea.



Despite the restrictions on movement from overseas.



In South Korea, many women living in rural areas have moved to cities, and men are increasingly seeking marriage partners overseas.

What connects Vietnamese women and Korean men

So how do you meet and marry a Korean man?



As I proceeded with the interview, I found out that there is a broker who introduces Korean men to Vietnamese women.



I was able to talk to one of the brokers.



Marriage mediation business is illegal in Vietnam, and most of these brokers are illegal.



On the other hand, some local governments in South Korea have encouraged international marriage as a measure against the declining birthrate.



According to a survey by the Korean Ministry of Women and Family, the average amount of money a Korean man who marries a Vietnamese pays to an intermediary is about 1.3 million yen in Japanese yen.



Brokers hold events called "selection events" in various parts of Vietnam to mediate Korean men to women.



It is said that dozens of women may be gathered for several men.

According to the broker I talked to, even though traffic was restricted due to the corona disaster, illegal mediation business continued using video chat and so on.



On the contrary, brokers often take advantage of the psychology of women who have lost their jobs due to the corona wreck and urge them to decide to marry in just a few minutes.

"Women who have lost their jobs due to Corona's illness have a strong desire to be selected as a marriage partner. Basically, they decide whether to marry the partner they introduced on the same day, but if they wish. I'm giving it for two days. "

A series of troubles

Under these circumstances, there are a number of cases in which Vietnamese women who have been married to South Korea are in trouble.



A Vietnamese woman who actually married a Korean man told me a story.



The woman is from a small village in northern Vietnam.



At the packing factory, he earned about 25,000 yen a month in Japanese yen and lived a simple life with his family.

On the other hand, when he saw the Korean life and culture that he touched through his favorite Korean movie, he said that he wanted to have a better life and to be able to send money to his family.



There, four years ago, I participated in an event where I met a Korean man at a local restaurant.



One of the men who participated chose her as her marriage partner and got engaged the next day.



The woman attended a language school for six months before moving to Korea and envisioned her longing for a newlywed life in Korea.

Should be a dream newlywed life

However, the newlywed life was completely different from what women had imagined.



My husband, who works for the company, was busy with work and didn't care.



My husband's parents, who live with me, are farmers, and during the day I worked with them.



He said he appealed to his husband and parents to learn Korean because he couldn't communicate as he wanted.



But my husband just says, "The teacher will tell you soon."



My husband's parents also did not allow me to learn Korean for some reason.



Not only that, her husband's mother didn't even allow her to go out or even talk to others.



I don't understand the language, I'm forbidden to go out, and every day I stay at home except for farming.



Almost half a year after her marriage, she told her husbands that she would like her husband to return to Vietnam using the translation function of her smartphone.



However, the words returned were unexpected.



"If you have a baby, you can leave the house." The



woman was scared and asked her younger brother in Vietnam to buy an airline ticket, and returned to Vietnam to escape.

"I think that the reason why my marriage didn't go well was because I didn't know each other, Korea, and Korean. I wanted to improve my life as much as possible, so I got married. I think we have to think more carefully. "

Successive troubles assault and murder

It is said that such troubles are occurring one after another and are becoming a social problem not only in Vietnam but also in South Korea.



Two years ago, a video of a Korean husband assaulting a Vietnamese wife in front of a child appeared on the Internet, causing ripples in both countries.



In South Korea, a Vietnamese woman has even been killed by her husband.



In addition, according to the Korean Statistical Office, in recent years, about 1,500 Korean male and Vietnamese female couples have been divorced every year, highlighting the fact that they have not necessarily reached the marriage they wanted. increase.



Under these circumstances, Vietnamese organizations that have begun to support women in trouble in international marriages need to crack down on illegal brokers.

"The endless presence of brokers is overheating these marriages. In Vietnam, the marriage mediation business is illegal, but the reality is that it cannot be deterred because the mediation rewards are greater than the fines. We need to tighten the tightening. ”


(Vietnamese Women's Union / Dao Ti Bi Huong)

Economic disparity in Vietnam in the background

Even so, support groups and others have pointed out that the economic situation in Vietnam is behind the desire of many Vietnamese women to marry Korean men.



Many women aiming for South Korea are from rural areas.



Vietnam continues to grow positively even in the corona wreck, but only benefits from the largest city of Ho Chi Minh and the capital Hanoi.



On the other hand, there are no major industries in rural areas, and the reality is that there are many poor areas where monthly income is less than half that of urban areas.



For this reason, many women want to improve their lives and send them to their families, and want to marry a Korean.



The person in charge of the support group also points out as follows.

"Vietnamese women should also take the time to learn the Korean language and take the time to learn about the other man and decide on a marriage. Then, only the women involved can judge whether it is a" healthy marriage ". It is also necessary to educate families and others about correct knowledge and understanding. ”


(Vietnamese Women's Union / Dao Ti Bi Huong)

Search for continued symbiosis

In Vietnam, offices to support women and their children who have abandoned their marriage in South Korea and have returned home have been opened one after another in various places, and support is expanding.



Also, in South Korea, a system to support foreign spouses has been established, and there are classrooms where foreign spouses can learn Korean and lifestyle, and a window where they can consult in their native language, and the search for coexistence continues. I am.



Vietnam continues to develop economically, but the people left behind from that development are still aiming overseas.



We will continue to cover the reality that these people face.

Hanoi bureau chief


Michishita voyage


Joined in 2009


Sendai bureau, after working in the international department,


incumbent from 2019