Tag: forced labor

North Korea is moving to send more workers to China following Kim Jong Un's recent visit to Beijing, with authorities implementing stricter screening processes...

North Korea has enacted a comprehensive labor management law aimed at bringing all work activities under state control, including targeting people engaged in illegal...

Physical abuse of North Korean workers by low-level managers has become a widespread, systemic problem beyond simple workplace disputes. A source in North Pyongan province...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has launched a sweeping purge of party and government officials following his recent visit to China, with punishments...

With Kim Jong Un's visit to China for the 80th anniversary of China's victory over Japan drawing attention to strengthened North Korea-China cooperation, the...

Officials at a uranium refinery in Pyongsan, North Hwanghae province, were recently replaced after the international community raised concerns about environmental damage following satellite...

More young North Koreans are living together in common-law marriages for practical purposes rather than having wedding ceremonies and officially reporting their marriages. In...

A confession over drinks has unraveled a decade-long cover-up in North Korea, revealing that what authorities ruled an accidental death was actually a killing—and...

North Korean authorities are doing everything they can to stop the spread of South Korean pop culture, or hallyu, but young people keep using...

A string of recent deaths in North Korea's rural areas has been linked to extreme heat during weeding operations. According to a source in South...