1.0North Korea News — Daily NK | Latest DPRK Updates 2026https://www.dailynk.com/englishMok Yong Jaehttps://www.dailynk.com/english/author/mok-yong-jae/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="tiaVjnbH5d"><a href="https://www.dailynk.com/english/80%25-of-defectors-struggle-to-hold/">80% of Defectors Struggle to Hold Down Positions</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.dailynk.com/english/80%25-of-defectors-struggle-to-hold/embed/#?secret=tiaVjnbH5d" width="600" height="338" title="“80% of Defectors Struggle to Hold Down Positions” — North Korea News — Daily NK | Latest DPRK Updates 2026" data-secret="tiaVjnbH5d" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://www.dailynk.com/english/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://www.dailynk.com/english/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2011/02/DNKF00007357_List.jpg14093Almost 80% of defectors spend less than two years in any job, according to new research by Database Center for North Korean Human Rights (NKBD). Indeed, in many cases the number falls well below two years. NKBD, taking a sample of 396 defectors, revealed today that 18.2% of defectors actually fail to stay in jobs […]