Cambodian brides

The Cambodia Daily today reports on a South Korean matchmaking company searching for Cambodian women interested in marrying South Korean men.

A South Korean company named “Plus Wedding” is seeking Cambodian women who want to marry South Korean men and settle in Korea, the firm announced in advertisements this week in a Khmer-language newspaper.

The firm is the second to emerge in recent months offering to help Cambodian women find partners and like its predecessor, Couple Service, government officials have already greeted it with hostility.

If in the eyes of the government Couple Service was an affront to Khmer culture, this must be a dirty shoe upside the head. As the Korea Times reports, tales of ‘happily ever after’ are few.

Seven out of 10 mixed marriages have problems of domestic violence and emotional abuse of migrant wives

“Why am I cursed with such a fate” Last month Jasmine, a 26-year-old woman from the Philippines, cried as she reflected upon her current situation.

Earlier that same day, her husband had taken the 100,000 won (C$122) she earned by doing side jobs, beat her and then threw her out of the house. She sought relief at the house of a neighbor, who called the Domestic Violence hotline.

But it’s not all bad news.

However, migrant wives in Korea do not need to feel that there is no support network available for them or for their children. At present, relief for abused migrant wives can be found at organizations such as the Women Migrants Human Rights Center in Seoul.