Recently, the amount of “loyalty funds” sent by North Korea to Russian workers has increased by at least 30% to 55%. The picture shows a female worker working on the production line of a socks factory in Pyongyang, North Korea, on May 24, 2021. . (Image source: KIM WON JIN/AFP via Getty Images)
[Look at China June 12, 2021]North Korean leaderKim Jong-unCompare the country’s plight with the famine of the 1990s。It is reported that,North KoreaThe authorities have significantly increased the number ofRussiaoflaborMust be turned inParty funding. In other words, they want to secure foreign exchange through labor sent overseas.
On the 9th, according to sources from DailyNK Russia, the amount of “loyalty funds” (party funds) sent by North Korea to Russian workers has increased by at least 30%, and even at most by 55%.
These workers in Russia have different wages according to different industries such as construction and forestry, and they are also affected by the weather and seasons, and in many cases they still can’t do work. Therefore, the annual income of workers is quite unstable, and there is a big gap in the wages of each individual.
All North Korean workers sent overseas must hand in party funds. The amount of party funds also differs according to different industries. The amount of funds that must be turned in for the construction sector has risen from US$7,200 to US$10,000 a year; in the forestry sector, it has risen from US$4,500 to US$7,000.
According to sources, the amount of party funding has risen every year, and this is the first time that it has risen by nearly 60%.
Logging and other forestry fields only have work to do from November to April. Since there is no work from spring to summer, they need to find work on their own to raise the party funds handed in for nearly six months.
North Korean laborers engaged in logging jobs generally pick blueberries to make money when they have no work to do. However, in order to hand in party funds, they must pick more than 150 kilograms a month.
It is reported that the newly dispatched North Korean workers to Russia were shocked when they learned of the government’s plan to hand over party funds.
Workers will know in advance the party funds that must be handed in for each industry, and formulate a corresponding savings plan. But after receiving the sudden increase in funding, they all felt deceived by the state.
According to sources, whether it is in the field of construction or forestry, they must work every day to collect a year’s party funds. If you fail to hand in party funds, you will be forced to return to your country. Therefore, the workers want to do whatever they want, but there are not many things they can do.
Workers of military origin actually have all their wages attributable to the state, so they are not within the scope of this measure.
According to the 2017 Sanctions against North Korea Resolution No. 2397, North Korea is required to recall all overseas workers. However, North Korea disregarded the provisions of the resolution and sent new laborers overseas to earn foreign exchange.
It is understood that new laborers have been sent to Russia in April; and more than 200 people have been sent to Mongolia in May.
It is reported that the authorities in Pyongyang are currently educating workers who will be sent to Russia, China, Egypt, Syria, and Iran.
Kim Jong-un compares the dilemma with the famine of the 1990s
On April 8, when Kim Jong-un attended the closing ceremony of the Labor Party Congress, he stated that he was determined to lead party organizations at all levels to launch a more arduous “ascetic march”. There will be many obstacles and difficulties in front of us. The decision of the Congress, our struggle will not be smooth sailing.
In fact, this is the first time that Kim Jong Un has compared the current economic dilemma with the famine of the 1990s, which caused hundreds of thousands or even millions of deaths. His rare statement this time has attracted international attention.
Kim Jong-un also said before that due to various factors such as the COVID-19 pandemic, international sanctions and last year’s natural disasters, North Korea is facing the worst situation in its history. Foreign observers claim that this is the biggest test Kim Jong Un has faced since he took office.
From January 5 to 6, Kim Jong-un held the 8th National Congress of the Workers’ Party in the capital Pyongyang, and in front of more than 7,000 officials and representatives at all levels, he confessed that the economic policy of the past five years was facing defeat in all fields. .
An elite defector who claimed to be from North Korea analyzed that Kim Jong-un would actually wear a people’s uniform instead of a suit at the party conference. The general people’s uniform gave people an impression of work and labor, thus highlighting the interior of North Korea. I am afraid that we are facing a very difficult situation.
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