Tag: contract manufacturing
Photo reveals forced wig manufacturing at N. Korean prison
Daily NK has obtained a photo of a work site at a North Korean detention facility where wigs are manufactured under contract. The photo...
China’s automation shift leaves N. Korean contract workers without jobs
North Koreans who anticipated a surge in contract manufacturing work following the relaxation of COVID-19 border controls are facing disappointment as opportunities continue to...
N. Korea mandates shift from raw material to processed goods exports
North Korean authorities recently ordered trade agencies to shift from exporting raw materials to processed goods, causing significant disruption to regional trading companies that...
Material matters: Rason customs loosens grip on fabric imports
North Korean customs officials in Wonjong village, Rason, are allowing imported fabrics to pass through easily and then be distributed to wholesalers nationwide, a...
North Korea boosts foreign currency earnings with prison-made exports to China
North Korean trading companies are expanding their foreign currency-earning activities by exporting contract-manufactured products made with prison labor to China. Recently, a major North...
N. Koreans prefer to produce electronics rather than wigs, false eyelashes
North Korea's exports of artificial hair products, including wigs and false eyelashes, are setting new records, but North Koreans prefer to work with electronics...
N. Korea conducts sweeping inspections of trading companies
The North Korean authorities have recently begun conducting sweeping inspections of trading companies, Daily NK has learned. The authorities are apparently seeking to establish...
More and more N. Koreans turn to 8.3-earnings to make ends...
The number of people who pay their official employers money to avoid going to work and concentrate on their own private businesses is increasing....
N. Korea restarts exports of products contract manufactured for Chinese companies
North Korean exports of products contract manufactured for Chinese companies may restart in earnest beginning next year. In fact, Daily NK understands that some...
