N. Korea exports more labor forces abroad as Kim Jong-Un faces pressure to buy loyalty at home

N. Korea exports more labor forces abroad as Kim Jong-Un faces pressure to buy loyalty at home

Special to WorldTribune.com By Lee Jong-Heon, East-Asia-Intel.com SEOUL — North Korea has increasingly exported laborers since Kim Jong-Un took power in late 2011 in a bid to earn much-needed foreign currencies given the tightened international curbs on cash flows. The policy risks exposing more North Koreans to outside influences, which could result in more defections and cracks […]