Tag: laborers
N. Korean overseas work candidates warned of consequences of not sharing...
North Korean authorities recently told overseas job applicants that failure to give the government its share of their earnings would result in restrictions on...
N. Korea intensifies screening of candidates for overseas work
North Korean authorities have greatly intensified ideological screenings when selecting workers to be sent overseas, apparently in response to continued defections by overseas workers.
Speaking...
Pence Cartoon: “The Lucky Ones”
While considered “the lucky ones,” many North Korean overseas workers still face extreme hardship and privation abroad. These men and women, lured by the...
N. Korea reshuffles work units in China that fail to meet...
North Korea recently reorganized work units that failed to meet their foreign-currency earning quotas in the first half of the year, demoting managers of...
Three N. Korean workers disappear in Chinese city of Dandong
Three North Korean workers recently disappeared in the Chinese city of Dandong, leading the North Korean government to go on full alert to prevent...
N. Korea to limit young, childless women from being dispatched to...
As part of measures to improve North Korea's low birth rate, the country's authorities plan to limit the dispatch of young, childless women to...
