{"id":42860,"date":"2019-11-14T16:00:44","date_gmt":"2019-11-14T07:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=42860"},"modified":"2026-04-05T12:45:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T03:45:27","slug":"samjiyon-work-brigade-laborer-dies-while-stealing-corn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/samjiyon-work-brigade-laborer-dies-while-stealing-corn\/","title":{"rendered":"Samjiyon work brigade laborer dies while stealing corn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A work brigade member died in Samjiyon County, the site of a massive state-led modernization project. Sources reported to Daily NK on Nov. 6 that he was killed in an accident while trying to steal food for the winter, which he couldn\u2019t afford.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The incident occurred on Paekam Ridge: Two workers of a work brigade &#8211; also called \u201cshock troop brigades\u201d &#8211; from South Pyongan Province had decided to steal corn from a moving cargo vehicle. After they had climbed the truck, one of them was thrown off and plunged down a slope.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe man smashed into a tree root at the bottom of the hill and died,\u201d one of the sources said. He added that \u201cthe head of the South Pyongan Province work brigade was demoted after the incident\u201d as a result.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SAMJIYON\u2019S UNSAVORY REALITY\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Samjiyon County is located in Ryanggang Province. It\u2019s currently the site of massive state-led modernization project aiming to make the area resemble a &#8220;revolutionary shrine&#8221; for the ruling Kim family.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kim Jong Un himself has expressed a strong personal interest in the area and has pledged to make it a \u201cmodel of a cultural city in the mountains.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The construction is set for completion in 2020. Kim\u2019s government officials recently<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/north-korean-factories-ramp-up-production-to-meet-year-end-quotas\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">urged the factories<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Samjiyon to increase their production of construction materials.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, Daily NK sources reported that both locals<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/forced-mobilization-of-north-korean-residents-continues-at-samjiyon-project-site\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">forced<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to work on the construction and builders deployed from all over the country face difficult conditions as they are left to survive on their own.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WORKERS LEFT TO FEND FOR THEMSELVES<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The region&#8217;s temperatures typically drop below zero from October. Regardless, North Korean officials have largely failed to provide work brigades with the supplies needed to survive the winter, among them foods like kimchi, firewood and undergarments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Workers are left to fend for themselves instead. Depending on their brigade, some get a leave of absence to procure supplies from their hometowns or by other means. Others are ordered to obtain their items from the areas they&#8217;re stationed in.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The latter applied to the two men from South Pyongan Province, who tried to steal the truck. The head of their brigade had ordered them to stay and \u201csomehow\u201d procure their supplies locally.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because the men apparently couldn&#8217;t afford to buy any items, they decided to steal them, which then resulted in the tragic accident. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>*Translated by Violet Kim and edited by Laura Geigenberger<\/em><\/p>\n<p><i>Please direct any comments or questions about this article to dailynkenglish@gmail.com.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A work brigade member died in Samjiyon County, the site of a massive state-led modernization project. Sources reported to Daily NK on Nov. 6 that he was killed in an accident while trying to steal food for the winter, which he couldn\u2019t afford. 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