KoreKorea

[2] They are now called ainen matawa locally "in deference to Korean sensitivities", because the word "Korekorea" was overtly linked to the "principal nationality of their clients".

[3][5] A 2005 news article in The Korea Times said that, according to ECPAT-Korea, "te korekorea" are "the best known cases of commercial sexual exploitation of children".

[7] The KoreKorea issue is being addressed by a Korean institution in collaboration with the Kiribati Government cooperating with the ILO Youth unemployment programme and with the New Zealand's International Aid and Development Agency (NZAID).

[10] A 2010 report made by the International HIV Research Group of the University of New South Wales said that the ainen matawa were "young women".

[3] A 2012 document made by the Kiribati Local Government Association explained the term ainen matawa with the words "teenage prostitution, involving very young girls".