{"id":39355,"date":"2019-01-22T15:55:19","date_gmt":"2019-01-22T06:55:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=39355"},"modified":"2020-01-17T09:21:57","modified_gmt":"2020-01-17T00:21:57","slug":"samiyon-construction-temporarily-suspended-on-safety-concerns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/samiyon-construction-temporarily-suspended-on-safety-concerns\/","title":{"rendered":"Samiyon construction temporarily suspended on safety concerns"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_39050\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39050\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/2018-10-30-1-0001.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-39050\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/2018-10-30-1-0001.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/2018-10-30-1-0001.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/2018-10-30-1-0001-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/2018-10-30-1-0001-768x469.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/2018-10-30-1-0001-696x425.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/12\/2018-10-30-1-0001-687x420.jpg 687w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-39050\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kim Jong Un during a visit to Samjiyon in late October 2018. Image: Rodong Sinmun<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Work brigades dispatched to state construction sites in Samjiyon have been temporarily sent home and construction suspended due to safety concerns and plummeting temperatures in the region.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe authorities withdrew all of the mobilized shock troops at the Samjiyon construction site just before the new year. Military units and guards in the area were unaffected,\u201d a source in Ryanggang Province told Daily NK.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe central authorities have been stressing the quality of workmanship lately with the slogan, \u2018Let\u2019s take responsibility for a thousand years to guarantee a million years.\u2019 In this sense, the orders to halt construction seem to be aimed at preventing defects or accidents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As previously reported by Daily NK, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-korean-construction-workers-in-samjiyon-face-long-hours-in-icy-temperatures\/\">frigid conditions and poor labor conditions<\/a> have seen storm troopers mobilized for construction involved in a spate of desertions and deaths.<\/p>\n<p>The workers traveled home by train via Hyesan Station, with the No. 2 Hyesan-Pyongyang route train passing through Kilju, Hamhung, and Kowon. The No. 4 Jagang-Manpo route was closed to civilians.<\/p>\n<p>The suspended construction orders came as welcome news for the workers, some of whom were able to spend the holidays with their families, and many were also pleasantly surprised that the transport was pre-arranged.<\/p>\n<p>However, despite recent efforts by the authorities to address poor construction practices, \u201cworkers that have been sent abroad for construction work that were instead mobilized to these sites point out how far behind the quality of work at the Samjiyon site is compared to other countries,\u201d another source in Ryanggang Province reported.<\/p>\n<p>A source in South Pyongan Province added, \u201cKim Jong Un has ordered people to refrain from working on construction projects in Samjiyon and Hyesan and other northerly areas during the peak of winter. The primary concern is that pushing ahead in such conditions will result in structural problems.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Work brigades dispatched to state construction sites in Samjiyon have been temporarily sent home and construction suspended due to safety concerns and plummeting temperatures in the region. \u201cThe authorities withdrew all of the mobilized shock troops at the Samjiyon construction site just before the new year. 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