Tag: overseas labor
Empty promises: N. Korean workers in China face exploitation despite official...
"Work harder, pay more, keep less" – this is the grinding reality for North Korean workers in Chinese factories, where a complex web of...
Investigation: North Korea extends three repressive laws to workers abroad
North Korea is strictly enforcing three recently enacted laws on its citizens working abroad: the Reactionary Ideology and Culture Rejection Law, the Youth Education...
North Korea to ramp up overseas worker program to Russia, China
North Korea is planning to send a significant number of its citizens to work overseas, particularly in Russia and China. This initiative follows orders...
North Korea to fuel Russian space city with 500 workers
North Korea plans to send about 500 workers to Svobodny, a city near Russia's Vostochny Cosmodrome, next month, according to a Daily NK source...
North Korea is recruiting more workers to send to Russia
The Seventh General Bureau of North Korea's Ministry of Social Security is recruiting and selecting personnel to send to Russia, Daily NK has learned.
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North Korean and Uzbek workers involved in major brawl at Russian...
A major fight broke out recently between North Korean and Uzbek workers at a construction site in Russia, Daily NK has learned.
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N. Korea and Russia intensify cooperation to prevent workers from defecting
As North Korea and Russia forge closer ties, North Korean and Russian authorities are cooperating more closely than before on matters related to North...
N. Korean official confronted by angry ex-employees over unpaid wages
An official who once worked at a North Korean construction company in Russia is now embroiled in conflict over unpaid wages with workers formerly...
Families of some N. Korean overseas laborers are still waiting for...
Many of North Korea's overseas workers became stranded abroad after their country shut down its borders in January 2020. While the majority of these...
Chinese officials warn of severe punishments for breaking anti-espionage law
Chinese anti-espionage officials have warned that severe punishments await individuals found to have been working in connection with foreign media or intelligence agencies in...
