{"id":326231,"date":"2026-11-11T21:54:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-11T12:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=326231"},"modified":"2026-11-10T07:04:56","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T22:04:56","slug":"ryanggang-power-officials-wives-artificial-meat-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/ryanggang-power-officials-wives-artificial-meat-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"Electricity clout fuels feud over lucrative jobs in North Korea"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wives of power officials in North Korea\u2019s Ryanggang province are fighting over lucrative artificial meat jobs in 2026, with their husbands\u2019 rank in the local power department often deciding who wins, a source in the province told Daily NK on Nov. 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each North Korean province has a power transmission and distribution department, and it decides which homes, factories and businesses get electricity and for how long. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-koreas-electricity-shortage-threatens-five-year-plan-targets\/\">Chronic power shortages<\/a> give its officials enormous leverage over everyday life. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/power-trap-hyesan-residents-suspect-electricity-inspections-are-bribery-scheme\/\">Hyesan households have even accused its inspectors<\/a> of using electricity checks to extract bribes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The latest feud broke out on Nov. 1 between the wives of two department officials fighting over a job at a small artificial meat workshop. Artificial meat is a chewy sheet made from soybean residue left over after pressing oil that spread as a protein substitute during the famine of the 1990s and remains a staple of North Korean street food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first woman worked at a state factory\u2019s mill and noodle shop grinding grain and making noodles for the factory\u2019s rest home and worker dormitories. She had already arranged to move to the artificial meat workshop and accepted money from someone else in exchange for her old post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Her plans collapsed when the second woman, whose husband holds more clout, took the workshop job instead. The first woman was stuck at the noodle shop and had to return the money she had collected.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Furious, she went to confront her rival in person, and the two women traded threats and insults in an argument that nearly turned physical, according to the source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"h-why-power-officials-wives-want-artificial-meat-jobs\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Why power officials\u2019 wives want artificial meat jobs<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFamilies of power department officials use their husbands\u2019 control over electricity to land jobs at mills and artificial meat workshops,\u201d the source said. \u201cThese are all places that simply cannot keep running without a steady supply of power.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEven among these families, the competition for the best-paying spots is fierce,\u201d the source added. \u201cThis case shows that rivalry spilling out into the open.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Noodle shop jobs at state factories involve heavy workloads but bring in little real income. Privately run artificial meat workshops, by contrast, are a very different story for workers. Steady demand from the <em>jangmadang<\/em>, North Korea\u2019s private markets, keeps their orders flowing and earnings high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many private workshops operate under the name of a state enterprise and pay it a share of their profits. North Koreans have long paid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/n-koreans-fork-out-bribes-to-get-jobs-at-food-processing-factories\/\">bribes to land jobs at food processing factories<\/a> for similar reasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cArtificial meat workers hand over only 30% of their earnings to the factory where they are registered,\u201d the source said. \u201cThey keep the rest, so they never have to worry about putting food on the table.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMarket traders these days struggle to earn enough for a single day, so these workers are sitting on a golden cushion,\u201d the source continued. \u201cThat is why she tried to leave the noodle shop for the artificial meat factory.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The feud shows how North Korea\u2019s electricity crisis under Kim Jong Un has turned access to power into a currency of its own. Wealthy households and officials have long <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-koreas-electricity-situation-worsens-compared-to-last-year\/\">paid power distribution stations to divert electricity<\/a> to their homes. Some families even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/pyongsong-resident-sheds-light-on-persistent-regional-power-supply-issues\/\">pay the distribution department<\/a> to keep the lights on for weddings and other special occasions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/20261109-3\/\">Read in Korean<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"background:#1a1a1a;border-top:3px solid #cc0000;padding:0;margin-top:32px;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;\"><div style=\"padding:20px 24px 24px;\">\n<div style=\"margin-bottom:14px;\"><span style=\"display:inline-block;background:#cc0000;color:#fff;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:9px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.15em;text-transform:uppercase;padding:3px 8px;\">About This Translation<\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:13px;color:#bbb;line-height:1.75;margin:0 0 20px;\">This article was originally written in Korean and translated with the help of generative AI tools. 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