Tag: overseas workers
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...
Air Koryo flight brings defense researchers, students to Russia
An Air Koryo flight recently brought new workers, defense researchers, and students to Russia, highlighting the expanding exchanges between North Korea and Russia as...
N. Korean overseas worker welcomes new S. Korean holiday for defectors
The South Korean government recently decided to designate July 14 as “North Korean Defectors’ Day.” Minister of Unification Kim Yung-ho announced that the day...
N. Korean official’s death in China leads to increased ideological reviews...
North Korean workers in China are now subject to much more frequent ideological reviews following the recent death of a North Korean official in...
Ten questions on North Korea with Daily NK President Lee Kwang...
This year has seen a wide range of developments in North Korean affairs. From a major shift in North Korea's unification policy to a...
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 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.
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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...
Why is N. Korea excluding Chagang Province-based soldiers from overseas work?
North Korea's Ministry of Defense recently ordered military-affiliated trading companies that recruit soldiers for overseas postings to exclude those from Chagang Province as candidates,...
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...
