How much does the broker charge for each Cambodian bride? [originaltext] Camb

Cambodia has temporarily banned marriages between foreigners and Cambodians because of concerns over the rising number of brokered unions involving poor, uneducated women. The move follows the publication of a report highlighting the abuse of many Cambodian brides who went to South Korea following hastily arranged marriages. The ban will at least briefly halt the increasing number of marriages of poor Cambodian women to foreign men, (30-2)mostly from Taiwan and South Korea. Most such marriages are hastily arranged (29)by brokers who charge clients up to $ 20, 000 for each bride. A recent report by the International Organization for Migration says (30-3)more than 1, 700 South Korean marriage visas were issued to Cambodian women in 2007, up from just 72 in 2004. The IOM says (30-4) the grooms were mostly factory workers and farmers who had trouble finding wives in South Korea because of their low job status.