Tag: workers

As North Koreans face continuing economic hardship in the wake of the pandemic, more and more young people are skipping work. Employers are issuing...

A major fight broke out recently between North Korean and Uzbek workers at a construction site in Russia, Daily NK has learned. Speaking on condition...

North Korean authorities have greatly intensified ideological screenings when selecting workers to be sent overseas, apparently in response to continued defections by overseas workers. Speaking...

Two Hyesan Mine technicians were arrested on drug charges but later released with the help of mine officials, Daily NK has learned. "Local police arrested...

Some factories and companies in North Korea paid workers "socialist competition assessment bonuses" late last year to encourage an increase in production, Daily NK...

Two female switchboard operators who were caught engaging in non-socialist behavior last year recently faced a struggle session at the cultural center of the...

Workers at the Kilju Pulp and Paper Factory got into a drunken brawl ahead of the Feb. 16 holiday marking the birthday of late...

The General Staff Department of the Korean People's Army (KPA) recently ordered engineering units to be dispatched to construction sites in North Korea's provinces....

After recently ordering weapons factories to expand weapons production, North Korean authorities have now issued a somewhat puzzling order for factories to abandon slower...

“I cried a lot because I missed my child. There were also many days I suddenly broke down, feeling like I would die. One...