Another thing that he should have criticized is that the $57.5 of wage provided in Kaesung Industrial Complex does not go to the workers. <\/p>\n
Money that goes to the North Korean workers is only 4500KRW ($1.5) after various deductions. North Korean workers only take 2.6% of their wage home. However, this is still twice of the wage of normal North Korean workers, so they are satisfied. <\/p>\n
North Korean workers in Kaesung Industrial Complex might not recognize that this is a problem. They are used to obeying the government. However, it is serious and absurd exploitation that the government take away 97.4% of the wage given by companies. It also proves that their propaganda which claims that North Korea is a \u2018paradise on earth without tax\u2019 is an absolute lie. <\/p>\n
No matter what it\u2019s called, when the government takes the money, it is tax; it is ridiculous for the North Korean government to deduct 97.4% of the wage and to say that they do not have tax. Lefkowitz needs to point out such serious issue, instead of making unreasonable criticisms. <\/p>\n
\nLefkowitz Needs to Be Aware of the Situation in North Korea <\/b><\/font><\/p>\n Lefkowitz also mentioned about the workers\u2019 right in North Korea. It is hard to pinpoint what he means by the workers\u2019 right, but from the perspective of employee-employer, the situation in Kaesung Industrial Complex is like that in heaven compared to other areas in North Korea. <\/p>\n In Kaesung Industrial Complex, high quality \u201cSouth Korea food\u201d which in North Korea, only high level officials can eat, is provided for snacks. Meals are of highest quality, and the relationship between the employer and employee is very good except that they are given more work, compared to other areas in North Korea.<\/p>\n It is possible to criticize South Korean companies when the need arise. However, it is not proper to criticize them for the wage and workers\u2019 rights in Kaesung Industrial Complex which is not particularly problematic from objective point of view, overlooking extremely poor condition of workers in North Korea. This might give people wrong impression as well. <\/p>\n Leaders in America might not be aware of situation in North Korea, but Lefkowitz is the Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights. It is shocking to learn that the Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights is criticizing the wage rate in Kaesung Industrial Complex which is about \u201c$2 a day\u201d, unaware of the wage rate in North Korea which is less than \u2018$1 a month\u2019. Lefkowitz might have a lot on his table, but he needs to have basic knowledge about North Korea, now that he has been appointed as Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n – Editor Board, Zeitgeist [imText1]Jay Lefkowitz, the Special Envoy on North Korean Human Rights said, \u201cNorth Korean workers in Kaesung Industrial Complex is receiving daily wage of less than $2, and their rights to labor is not protected\u201d at the forum regarding North Korean human rights, held by AEI on 30 March. This remark proves how leaders in America […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":163,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wikipediapreview_detectlinks":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2037","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n<\/p>\n
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<\/td>\nKim Young Hwan<\/b><\/p>\n
– President, Green People (1996-1997)
– Member of Committee for the Unification of Korea, National Democratic Alliance (Jun-Min-Ryun), (1989)
– Central commissioner of National Salvation Student Coalition at Seoul National University (1986)<\/font><\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"