Unfortunately, the answer is No. It may not affect any NK people's lives, let alone, the women and children at risk of human trafficking.
The dear leader, Kim Jong Il, appointed his youngest son, Kim Jong Un, as "Great Successor." last September. The dear leader knew that his days were numbered and he'd better hurry up and get ready for who was going to run the country after his death.
And the dear leader picked Kim Jong Un, his youngest son, over two older ones. There are number of reasons why the dear leader picked the youngest one. But, I won't go in details since it's not that important to the livelihood of trafficking victims. And, I am assuming since this is the blog for trafficking victims' cause, none of the readers is that interested. ( If you are, leave a comment).
A lot of speculations are out there about this kid, Kim Jong Un. That's right. He's a kid, a 28 year old who's crazy about NBA basketball. But, never overlook his young age and inexperience. A sushi chef who cooked for the Kim's family remembers Kimg Jong Un, "ruthless, competitive, and ambitious. And he added, "Just like his father."
Experience and age can change someone. But, the words, "ambitious" and "just like his father" doesn't give us much hope for change in terms of the lives of trafficking victims. On a top of this, Jong Un intends to continue his father's politics, meaning, he'll pretty much do anything using his force and authority to control people and earn loyalty from people.
What does this mean? Well, Jong Un is pretty much willing to or let his elite groups send 30% of food aid and a good portion of NK's very own grown (??) rice and corn to the military. And, it'll be so even if it means starvation for the rest of the North Koreans.
Experts say he will pretty much do anything to be in power, which means, NK people won't be free from the political oppression either.
Here is the thing. NK women and children are trafficked in China as sex and domestic slaves. And it's primarily because they want to escape poverty. They cross the Duman river ( or Tuman river) on the border of China and NK, and get caught by the Chinese soldiers, sold to brothels and such. Sure. Chinese is not free from the blame, but if NK was a peaceful and free nation with abundant life, the women wouldn't be crossing the border and get sold to slavery to begin with.
Having said that, the lives of people in NK, including trafficking victims, would unlikely be better off, just because the dear leader died.
And, you wonder what you can do for them. ( Did I call it or what?). You can pray. You can donate food and resources to the people who perform humanitarian reliefs on behalf of NK people. Yes, the humanitarian aid will benefit the NK tyrant and his military greatly and only certain portion of the aid will go to the people. But, at this point, that's the best shot, unfortunately.
Check out this ORG working for NK people ( and victims).
It says "refugees." But, trafficking victims are many of Those refugees.
http://www.linkglobal.org/thereliance/
