Tag: overseas workers
N. Korean workers leaving China’s Liaoning province as factories close
North Korean workers are returning home from China's Liaoning province in significant numbers as Chinese factories permanently close their doors.
According to a source in...
N. Korean recalls corrupt security agents from Russia, but punishment unlikely
North Korea has begun summoning corrupt state security agents deployed to Russia in what appears to be an anti-corruption effort, but there are concerns...
Revealed: North Korea’s diplomatic missions double as trade brokers
North Korea's overseas diplomatic missions broker trade and investment deals through their economic and trade counselor's departments and collect commission fees on transactions, according...
No rest for the injured: How N. Korean workers in China...
"I cut myself trimming frozen pollack. I was bleeding badly and it hurt a lot, but they just put a band-aid on it and...
N. Korean security agents recalled after work complaints, unlikely to face...
After Choi Sung Chol, a state security officer accused of violating the human rights of North Korean workers in Russia, was summoned to Pyongyang,...
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...
N. Korea’s failed whistleblower system: Informants left unprotected
North Korea's Public Reporting System Law encourages overseas workers to report their colleagues' illegal activities, but the system has proven ineffective due to inadequate...
N. Korea launches major crackdown on Chinese phones along border
North Korean authorities have initiated a major crackdown on Chinese phone users in North Hamgyong province, deploying state security teams to Hoeryong to enforce...
North Korea ships 150 workers through Hyesan to jobs in China
North Korea has dispatched more than 150 workers through Hyesan customs to various industries in China. The workers, who arrived in Jilin province last...
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...
