THE South Korean government has written to a number of Sydney mayors asking them to "dob in" Koreans involved in prostitution.
The move comes on the back of figures suggesting at least 1000 of its nationals are working in the local sex industry, many believed to be as a result of sex trafficking.
A letter sent by Jin Soo Kim, the Sydney Consul General for South Korea, has requested them to "advise us immediately" of "any information on Korean nationals" involved in illegal sex practices, "either as a victim or an offender". The letter says the consulate has a "police attache ready to support enforcement activities where needed".
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One mayor who received the letter, Hornsby's Nick Berman, said: "It's not every day a foreign government writes to me about anything. So when I get a letter on something so disturbing, I take it very seriously."