North Korea drafts women’s union members to plug labor gaps at raw material bases

2026-03-10 - 21:33

Raw material supply bases supporting North Korea’s local factory construction drive are struggling with chronic labor shortages, forcing the regime to mobilize members of the Korean Socialist Women’s Union to fill the gap. A Daily NK source in North Hamgyong province reported Tuesday that the district party committee in Sunam district, Chongjin, issued a directive in late February ordering... Source