Tag: volunteering
Ryanggang scrutinizes volunteer retention at socialist construction sites
Ryanggang province's party committee is conducting a comprehensive survey of this year's volunteers at socialist construction sites to assess their adjustment to local conditions....
N. Korea’s mobilized youth are abandoning workplaces in droves
A growing number of North Korean youths who were forced by the North's authorities to "volunteer" for hardship jobs are abandoning their workplaces and...
N. Korean “volunteers” are running away from terrible work conditions
North Korea's media outlets continue to boast that patriotic young people are lining up to volunteer for difficult jobs. But the reality is that...
Young N. Koreans question why the state demands absolute loyalty
North Korea organized a second training seminar for party officials in charge of propaganda at the People’s Palace of Culture in Pyongyang from Apr....
Samjiyon man protests forced transfer to rural area by throwing himself...
A young man in Samjiyon recently threw himself in front of the car of a city party committee cadre because he was disgruntled about...
N. Korean man arrested after complaining about “volunteering” under duress
A man was recently arrested after he continued complaining about “volunteering” under duress to relocate from the capital Pyongyang to Kwail County, South Hwanghae...
