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Korean shipyard workers forced into unpaid overtime"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">Workers at Sinpo Shipyard have been forced to work unpaid overtime to &#8220;boost their sense of responsibility.&#8221; This follows North Korea&#8217;s failed destroyer launch at Chongjin Shipyard and the arrest of several people blamed for the disaster.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">Workers are complaining that the new policy is unnecessary and hurts their ability to make a living.<\/p>\n<p class=\"whitespace-normal break-words\">According to a Daily NK source in South Hamgyong province, Sinpo Shipyard&#8217;s party committee held an internal meeting where they told workers to &#8220;boost their sense of responsibility&#8221; to prevent incidents like the failed destroyer launch. 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