Tag: workers
State television touts mechanized farming while blackouts force workers to thresh...
As farmers around North Korea wrap up the fall harvest, most farms in Ryanggang province have been unable to use their threshing machines because...
Farm labor shortages force North Korea to trap discharged soldiers in...
A North Korean couple from different parts of the country—the man from the interior and the woman from the border—may have to call off...
North Korea bans foreign currency wages, mandates cash payments in revised...
North Korea revised the Labor Wages Act in May to make it illegal for workers to be paid in foreign currency. In addition, the...
Smuggling crackdown leaves hungry border guards stealing from farms instead of...
Soldiers of the 25th Brigade of North Korea's border guard based in Ryanggang province have gone on a rampage of crop theft this harvest...
Pyongyang’s mining recruitment crisis: Free housing can’t keep workers from fleeing
North Korea is forcing discharged soldiers and young people to fill gaps at the country's mines, offering housing, matchmaking services and material assistance to...
North Korea prepares to send more workers to China with stricter...
North Korea is moving to send more workers to China following Kim Jong Un's recent visit to Beijing, with authorities implementing stricter screening processes...
North Korea’s entrepreneurship push shows early success as authorities demand steep...
Just one month after North Korea issued numerous business licenses in major cities such as Nampo, Rason, Sinuiju and Wonsan before the 80th Party...
North Korean workers complain after receiving meager rations for Workers’ Party...
After the fall harvest, North Korea's North Hamgyong province distributed rations to workers at major enterprises to mark the 80th anniversary of the Workers'...
North Korea launches 100-day coal production campaign with food incentives for...
North Korea has launched a "100-day battle of loyalty" to boost coal production in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the Workers' Party's founding,...
N. Korea sends 100 IT workers to new base in Chinese...
North Korea has dispatched about 100 IT workers to establish a new base of operations in the Chinese border city of Dandong—a significant shift...
