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Related: About this forumNorth Korea says children volunteering on mines and farms
BBC News
May 29, 2021 11:30 am est
North Korean state media has claimed that orphans are volunteering to work in state-run mines and farms.
The Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said hundreds of children "with wisdom and courage in the prime of their youth" have chosen to perform manual labour for the state.
Their ages are unclear but photos suggest they are in their teens.
Human rights groups have long accused North Korea of using forced child labour, something the state denies. In February, the BBC reported on allegations that generations of South Korean prisoners of war are being used as slave labour in North Korean coal mines to generate money for the regime and its weapons programme.
More here. There is a worthwhile analysis following the article
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-57293167
Irish_Dem
(47,140 posts)It is forced child labor.
bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)that I referred to in the OP is chilling.
Irish_Dem
(47,140 posts)I have first hand knowledge of the orphan situation in authoritarian regimes.
WA-03 Democrat
(3,050 posts)But man, can he write good love letters to a narcissist.
North Korea is an abomination and the human beings living there should be free.