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Measures have begun to close down the prostitution center in Yeonpung-ri, Paju, also known as Yongjugol.
Paju City has formed a team dedicated to closing, and business workers are showing a sensitive reaction.
Reporter Seo Ssang-gyo covered the story.
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area around Yeonpung-ri, Paju-eup, Paju-si is still thriving as a center for illegal prostitution.
Paju City understands that there are currently 74 businesses operating in a general residential area of about 30,000 square meters.
It is a trend that is steadily increasing from 56 places in 2019 to 67 places in 20 years and 76 places in 21 years.
The explanation is that as brothels in Suwon and Pyeongtaek were recently closed, businesses and workers are flowing into the place.
Accordingly, on the 2nd, the city of Paju announced a plan to reorganize the prostitution gathering area, and launched a TF team dedicated to the closure.
[Kim Gyeong-il/Mayor of Paju: I thought that there should not be a disastrous area where women's human rights are violated
in this city that exceeds 500,000 people and enters the ranks of large cities.
The policy is to close it completely.
It is foreshadowing the imposition of compulsory money for illegal construction and administrative execution.
As news of this spread, local workers are greatly protesting.
[Lee Gil-soon (71 years old)/Local Mutual Aid Chairman: This is what I'm talking about.
Is there a compensation issue or a grace period or something we want?]
It is an argument to give workers a certain grace period to prepare other means of livelihood before announcing the closing policy and putting pressure on them.
A fierce conflict is brewing between the city of Paju, who says they have no choice but to close the illegal facility, and local workers who say they have no place to retreat.