{"id":63360,"date":"2025-05-19T14:34:36","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T05:34:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/?p=63360"},"modified":"2026-04-06T13:55:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T04:55:57","slug":"pyongyang-women-shell-out-300-monthly-dodge-field-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/pyongyang-women-shell-out-300-monthly-dodge-field-work\/","title":{"rendered":"Pyongyang women shell out $300 monthly to dodge field work"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex-1 flex flex-col gap-3 px-4 max-w-3xl mx-auto w-full pt-1\">\n<div data-test-render-count=\"1\">\n<div class=\"group relative -tracking-[0.015em] pb-3\" data-is-streaming=\"false\">\n<div class=\"font-claude-message relative leading-[1.65rem] [&amp;_pre&gt;div]:bg-bg-000\/50 [&amp;_pre&gt;div]:border-0.5 [&amp;_pre&gt;div]:border-border-400 [&amp;_.ignore-pre-bg&gt;div]:bg-transparent [&amp;&gt;div&gt;div&gt;:is(p,blockquote,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pl-2 [&amp;&gt;div&gt;div&gt;:is(p,blockquote,ul,ol,h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6)]:pr-8\">\n<div class=\"grid-cols-1 grid gap-2.5 [&amp;_&gt;_*]:min-w-0\">\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">Women in North Korea&#8217;s capital city are competing intensely to join special &#8220;home industry&#8221; organizations that provide an official escape from mandatory farm work during the busy growing season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">&#8220;The competition has become fierce among Pyongyang women trying to enter these home industry groups,&#8221; a North Korean source revealed to Daily NK. &#8220;With farm mobilizations happening every other day, women desperately need relief, and these groups offer exactly that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"text-lg font-bold text-text-100 mt-1 -mb-1.5\"><strong>How the system works<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">The women&#8217;s organizations in North Korea typically operate by neighborhood, but some districts have created separate home industry groups under local administrative offices.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">These specialized groups receive official permission to make and sell handicrafts, must fulfill production quotas, and are legally exempt from agricultural labor requirements. This exemption has made them highly sought-after during farming seasons.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"text-lg font-bold text-text-100 mt-1 -mb-1.5\"><strong>The reality behind the system<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">While these groups officially produce items like baby clothes, children&#8217;s toys, and hair accessories, the reality is quite different, according to sources. Members simply pay a monthly fee to avoid both farm work and organizational oversight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">&#8220;The products these groups make just collect dust on store shelves,&#8221; explained the source. &#8220;Nobody buys these items when markets offer much better alternatives. Wealthy women join these groups because they only need to show proof that products were made.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"text-lg font-bold text-text-100 mt-1 -mb-1.5\"><strong>Rising costs amid growing demand<\/strong><\/h4>\n<figure id=\"attachment_58780\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-58780\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/1200px-Pyongyang_North_Korea_Monument_to_the_Founding_of_the_Workers_Party_01.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-58780 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/1200px-Pyongyang_North_Korea_Monument_to_the_Founding_of_the_Workers_Party_01-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"banished, pyongyang\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/1200px-Pyongyang_North_Korea_Monument_to_the_Founding_of_the_Workers_Party_01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/1200px-Pyongyang_North_Korea_Monument_to_the_Founding_of_the_Workers_Party_01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/1200px-Pyongyang_North_Korea_Monument_to_the_Founding_of_the_Workers_Party_01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/1200px-Pyongyang_North_Korea_Monument_to_the_Founding_of_the_Workers_Party_01-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/1200px-Pyongyang_North_Korea_Monument_to_the_Founding_of_the_Workers_Party_01-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/1200px-Pyongyang_North_Korea_Monument_to_the_Founding_of_the_Workers_Party_01-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.dailynk.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/03\/1200px-Pyongyang_North_Korea_Monument_to_the_Founding_of_the_Workers_Party_01.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-58780\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Monument to the Founding of the North Korean Workers&#8217; Party in Pyongyang. (Wikimedia Commons)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">The monthly payment required from women in these Pyongyang groups has increased from $200 to $300 as competition intensifies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">&#8220;Despite the high cost, women are flocking to these groups because they involve less physical labor and offer more comfort,&#8221; the source noted. &#8220;Many women negotiate with district chairpersons, willing to pay the steep price to avoid agricultural mobilization.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"text-lg font-bold text-text-100 mt-1 -mb-1.5\"><strong>Social pressure increases demand<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p class=\"whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">Previously, women could avoid farm work through simple bribes to officials. 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