Tag: mobilization
North Korean farm workers moonlight as paid replacements during harvest mobilization
As North Korea's national mobilization for the fall harvest nears its conclusion, a bizarre trend has emerged of farm workers being paid to serve...
North Korea launches market crackdown as Chinese imports surge
With imports rising following the recent expansion of trade between North Korea and China, North Korean authorities have launched a crackdown on the illegal...
North Korean students sacrifice studies to work odd jobs for family...
Many North Korean students take on odd jobs such as making coal briquettes or transporting their parents' market goods due to hardships at home....
N. Korea launches youth indoctrination drive amid growing dissent
North Korea has ordered mandatory weekly indoctrination sessions for young people nationwide, deploying revolutionary slogans and historical lessons to counter growing youth dissatisfaction with...
Pyongyang enacts comprehensive labor law to eliminate private economic activity
North Korea has enacted a comprehensive labor management law aimed at bringing all work activities under state control, including targeting people engaged in illegal...
N. Korea battles skin disease outbreak blamed on China
A skin disease outbreak in parts of North Pyongan province has prompted provincial authorities to launch emergency quarantine and treatment measures.
According to a Daily...
Parents struggle as potato harvest costs shift to mobilized students
Students in Ryanggang province have been mobilized for this year's potato harvest, facing unprecedented financial burdens due to severe inflation.
According to a Daily NK...
Pyongyang targets elite privilege in student job placements
North Korean authorities are cracking down on corruption in workplace assignments for technical high school graduates, aiming to prevent wealthy and powerful families from...
Shortened market hours push N. Korean vendors toward home delivery services
Marketplaces in parts of North Korea continue operating only in the afternoon, months after the official reason for shorter hours has ended.
While some view...
N. Korean officials force unpopular labor mobilizations, leaving local leaders to...
A neighborhood office in Chongam district, Chongjin, North Hamgyong province, is forcing people to participate in mandatory labor in the second half of the...
