{"id":43336,"date":"2020-01-09T14:00:54","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T05:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=43336"},"modified":"2026-04-05T12:45:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T03:45:26","slug":"group-wedding-held-injured-samjiyon-construction-workers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/group-wedding-held-injured-samjiyon-construction-workers\/","title":{"rendered":"Group wedding held for injured Samjiyon construction workers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On Dec. 21, 20 male members of North Korea&#8217;s &#8220;Storm Trooper&#8221; units who were injured during construction work in Samjiyon were married to women at a group ceremony, Daily NK has learned.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> North Korean leader Kim Jong Un directly issued the marriage order, according to Daily NK sources.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;The ceremony was held in the meeting room of the Samjiyon Municipal Party Committee,\u201d a source based in Ryanggang Province told Daily NK. \u201cNorth Korean leader Kim Jong Un himself ordered the Workers&#8217; Party of Korea (WPK) to provide these men with wives, which is how it came together so quickly.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Township of Samjiyon County on Dec. 2, Kim Jong Un asked the chairman of the Samjiyon County Committee of the WPK about members of Storm Trooper units who had either died or become injured during the construction process. The chairman reported that there had been 17 fatalities along with 20 men whose injuries had left them crippled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cUpon receiving the report, the Great Leader [Kim Jong Un] ordered the County Committee to take responsibility for consoling the families of those who had died or been injured,\u201d a source told Daily NK. \u201cHe also ordered the Party to arrange marriages for those whose injuries had left them physically disabled.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;FORCED&#8221; MARRIAGES<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Samjiyon Municipal Committee immediately began to recruit female volunteers willing to marry the injured men, sources reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, because the Municipal Committee was unable to recruit enough volunteers, they ultimately solicited recommendations from each of the units in the Ryanggang Province chapter of the Kimsungist-Kimjongilist Youth League to fulfill the quota. Some of the women were likely coerced into the marriages, sources said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Because Kim Jong Un himself had directly issued this order, the weddings were held immediately. Kim also ordered that the newlyweds be given the best residences among newly constructed buildings in Samjiyon, sources said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe Party also provided them with the customary five cabinets and six appliances,\u201d one of the sources added.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In North Korea, the phrase \u201cfive cabinets and six appliances\u201d refers to items widely held to be essential for newlyweds. The \u201cfive cabinets\u201d refers to a linen closet, a wardrobe, a bookshelf, a decorative cabinet, and a cupboard for dinnerware. The \u201csix appliances\u201d include a television, a recording device, a refrigerator, a washing machine, and a sewing machine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>ROLLING OUT THE RED CARPET<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The newly married men were also awarded with the Order of the National Flag, first class, sources said. The Order of the National Flag is one of the highest honors in the country, and depending on the situation, also comes with the title \u201cHero of the Republic,\u201d or \u201cLabor Hero.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt is unprecedented for the authorities to award the Order of the National Flag, first class, to people who were injured during construction work,\u201d one Daily NK source said. \u201cThe awards were handed out because Samjiyon is where the Supreme Commander [Kim Jong Il] was born.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kim Jong Un\u2019s emphasis on Samjiyon\u2019s political importance, and the role Samjiyon plays in the idolizing mythology surrounding his rule, is why the WPK went to such lengths to compensate the injured victims, sources explained.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The North Korean authorities have stressed Samjiyon\u2019s importance as the \u201cbirthplace of Revolution,\u201d the site where Kim Il Sung\u2019s fight against Japanese colonial powers began, and where Kim Jong Il was born. North Korea promotes Samjiyon as the \u201cideal city,\u201d reborn through the striving of patriotic hearts and a do-or-die spirit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, some North Koreans have criticized the forced group wedding, characterizing it as a show of favoritism bestowed on a select minority. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cDo they know how many people suffered because of the poor conditions at the Samjiyon construction sites?\u201d one source asked. \u201cIt\u2019s not just these few victims. There are a lot of people who say that the Party downplayed the number of victims in their report to Kim Jong Un, and that is why only a minority were compensated.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>*Translated by Violet Kim<\/em><\/p>\n<p><i>Please direct any comments or questions about this article to dailynkenglish@uni-media.net.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Dec. 21, 20 male members of North Korea&#8217;s &#8220;Storm Trooper&#8221; units who were injured during construction work in Samjiyon were married to women at a group ceremony, Daily NK has learned. 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