Tag: workers
Farm workers drop rice bundles to steal grain
North Korean farm workers are siphoning off grain during the 2026 fall harvest by secretly dropping rice bundles on the way to threshing grounds....
For some North Koreans, harvest duty becomes a picnic
North Korea’s 2026 fall harvest mobilization looks very different depending on where people work. At some well-funded state agencies and enterprises in South Pyongan...
North Korea screens young single women for factory jobs in China
North Korea has begun final screening of unmarried female workers in their 20s bound for jobs in China, and they could start work at...
North Korea’s largest power plant forces workers to pay for mandatory...
Workers at North Korea’s largest power plant are fuming after being ordered on mandatory ideological tours for Party Foundation Day in 2026. The catch...
Chinese brokers openly advertise North Korean workers on WeChat
Brokers in China are openly advertising North Korean workers on WeChat and other Chinese social media platforms in 2026. The ads list how many...
Collapse at factory-run coal mine in North Hamgyong province injures worker
A coal mine collapse in North Korea's North Hamgyong province on Sept. 12 seriously injured one worker. The accident highlights how production pressure is...
North Hamgyong pushes design contest on factories that already make clothes...
North Hamgyong province has launched a consumer goods design competition for light industry factories across the region, but the mandate is drawing complaints from...
North Korean workers in China pay for injury insurance but rarely...
North Korean workers dispatched to factories in China are paying monthly premiums for workplace accident insurance, but many receive little or no compensation when...
Hoeryong railway maintenance drive forced onto factory and enterprise workers
North Korean authorities in Hoeryong, a city in North Hamgyong province, launched a grueling railway maintenance drive in August 2026. Officials mobilized factory and...
North Korea skims pay hike meant for workers sent to China
Contract wages for North Korean workers newly dispatched to China have risen sharply in recent months, but the increase is only inflating what Chinese...
