{"id":38913,"date":"2018-12-18T17:14:28","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T08:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=38913"},"modified":"2020-01-17T09:22:07","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T00:22:07","slug":"store-selling-clothes-made-by-north-korean-laborers-opens-in-dandong-photos-reveal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/store-selling-clothes-made-by-north-korean-laborers-opens-in-dandong-photos-reveal\/","title":{"rendered":"Store selling clothes made by North Korean laborers opens in Dandong, photos reveal"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_38963\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38963\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/KakaoTalk_20181210_112011349-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-38963 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/KakaoTalk_20181210_112011349-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/KakaoTalk_20181210_112011349-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/KakaoTalk_20181210_112011349-1-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/KakaoTalk_20181210_112011349-1-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/KakaoTalk_20181210_112011349-1-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/KakaoTalk_20181210_112011349-1-696x418.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/KakaoTalk_20181210_112011349-1-1068x641.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/KakaoTalk_20181210_112011349-1-700x420.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38963\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A store in Dandong selling clothing made by North Korean workers. Image: Daily NK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A clothing store selling North Korean garments has recently opened in Dandong, China, and is proving quite popular, sources in the region report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn late November, a store selling clothes produced by North Korean laborers opened on the first floor of a building in downtown Dandong. The store sells affordable winter jumpers, hiking clothes, and exercise wear,&#8221; a source in China reported to Daily NK on December 11.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe store has four or five female North Korean employees in their mid-20s. I asked them in Chinese about the products in the store, but they weren\u2019t able to respond in Chinese.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38962\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38962\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/china-northkorean-women.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-38962 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/china-northkorean-women.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/china-northkorean-women.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/china-northkorean-women-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/china-northkorean-women-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/china-northkorean-women-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/china-northkorean-women-696x418.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/china-northkorean-women-1068x641.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/china-northkorean-women-700x420.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38962\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Interior of store in Dandong with North Korean staff selling clothes made by North Korean labor. Image: Daily NK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The clothes in the store are popular due to their inexpensive prices, costing an average of 200 yuan. Some brands sold in the store are available on Chinese online shopping websites for six times the store price.<\/p>\n<p>The design and quality of the clothes are comparable to higher-priced items, and some local residents have brought boxes to cart away their larger purchases.<\/p>\n<p>At least some of the clothes, however, appear to have slight defects. The store is essentially selling clothes produced by a Dandong-based clothing company that were damaged in the production process.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe clothes normally go for more than 1,000 yuan and despite having slight defects are being sold for only 2-300 yuan. That\u2019s what makes them popular,\u201d said a separate source in China familiar with the shop.<\/p>\n\r\n                <style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n                    \r\n                    #tdi_1  .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item1 {\r\n                        background: url(https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/china-kailas-80x60.jpg) 0 0 no-repeat;\r\n                    }\r\n                    #tdi_1  .td-doubleSlider-2 .td-item2 {\r\n                        background: url(https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/china-kolon-80x60.jpg) 0 0 no-repeat;\r\n                    }\r\n                <\/style>\r\n\r\n                <div id=\"tdi_1\" class=\"td-gallery td-slide-on-2-columns\">\r\n                    <div class=\"post_td_gallery\">\r\n                        <div class=\"td-gallery-slide-top\">\r\n                           <div class=\"td-gallery-title\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n                        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data-caption=\"South Korean Kolon brand hiking apparel manufactured by textile factory in Dandong employing North Korean laborers.\"  data-description=\"\">\r\n                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/china-kolon-700x420.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/china-kolon-700x420.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/china-kolon-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/china-kolon-768x461.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/china-kolon-1024x614.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/china-kolon-696x418.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/china-kolon-1068x641.jpg 1068w, 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The clothes are not produced in North Korea, but instead produced in Chinese factories staffed by North Korean workers who enter the country on work visas and therefore not subject to United Nations Security Council-imposed sanctions.<\/p>\n<p>That being said, another issue may exist. The clothing factory in question produces a variety of clothing brands, including those from South Korea\u2019s Kolon and the Chinese brand KAILAS, which are being exported to South Korea, according to both sources.<\/p>\n<p>If that is true and the factory in question is a joint Sino-North Korean company, then the South Korean company could fall victim to a secondary boycott for having outsourced manufacturing to that factory.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have to look at all the possibilities. If the Chinese company just hired North Korean workers to make the clothes, then this might not be a sanctions violation,\u201d one North Korea analyst in South Korea told Daily NK on condition of anonymity.\u00a0 \u201cBut there is a high possibility that some of the wages of the North Korean laborers at the factory are flowing back to the North Korean government\u2019s loyalty fund. This could cause an issue in the future.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A clothing store selling North Korean garments has recently opened in Dandong, China, and is proving quite popular, sources in the region report. \u201cIn late November, a store selling clothes produced by North Korean laborers opened on the first floor of a building in downtown Dandong. 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