North Korea garment factories draw women with pay, perks
Growing garment subcontracting trade between North Korea and China is pulling young women into export garment factories in cities including Sinuiju, Nampo and Pyongyang this year. The jobs offer salaries, rations and extra benefits that are hard to find elsewhere, according to a source inside the country. A Daily NK source in North Pyongan province […]
North Korea's garment industry is attracting young women with competitive salaries, rations, and additional benefits unavailable elsewhere, according to an insider in the country. Both Unha 7 Company and Pyongyang Jubong Company, among others, are actively recruiting to meet growing demand from Chinese orders. Factories, subsidiaries of larger trading firms, process fabric imported from China, create garments, and export them back to China.
Each factory divides work into stages, including cutting, sewing, ironing, packaging, and collar and hem work. Workers are drawn to these roles because of the superior pay, food provisions, and other amenities. Some even pay monthly fees to their official jobs to work in garment factories, echoing a broader economic trend in North Korea.
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