North Korean women hauling sand daily as Musan county construction depletes materials

2026-03-26 - 14:00

Women’s union members in North Korea’s Musan county are being mobilized daily to haul sand from the Tumen River and nearby mine sites to construction projects under Kim Jong Un’s “Local Development 20×10 Policy” — and they are not hiding their frustration. A source in North Hamgyong province told Daily NK on Wednesday that members of the Korean Socialist Women’s Union, known by its Korean... Source