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 ...

That is a concerning development for a country that depends on mobilized labor to help ... “Many families in North Korea also don’t intend to have more than one child these days as they ...

North Koreans have reportedly been banned from eating hotdogs as part of a crackdown on Western culture infiltrating the ...

North Korean couples who get divorced are being punished with up to six months of forced labour, according to a report. Under ...

Couples seeking divorce in North Korea can be sent to labour camps as punishment, while the country has seen an increase in ...

Couples who have decided to divorce in North Korea will be sent to labor camps for up to six months as punishment, according to independent news service Radio Free Asia (RFA). Per RFA reporting ...

Kim Jong-un's tyranny has led to untold abuses against North Koreans. It's time for the world to hold him to account. Greg Scarlatoiu on North Korea's use of forced labor to sustain the regime.

Article 32 of the KIC Labor Law stipulates that South Korean companies shall pay wages to North Korean workers directly in cash. However, on North Korea’s demand, South Korean companies remit ...

North Korea said that 12 couples saw their divorces finalised in court on Dec 13. Immediately after the ruling, each person was sent to a military labour camp, the report said. “Last year ...