North Korea's Trade Officials Are Running a Pay-to-Work Racket

North Korea's trade officials are running a pay-to-work racket

To get a coveted work posting in China, North Korean trade workers are being forced to hand over as much as $20,000 in cash to party and security officials, a source in South Pyongan province told Daily NK recently. The payments, demanded by officials who control access to overseas assignments at several state-run trading companies, are fueling growing resentment inside North Korea’s foreign trade… Source

North Korea’s trade officials are running a pay-to-work racket - The Press United

To get a coveted work posting in China, North Korean trade workers are being forced to hand over as much as $20,000 in cash to party and security officials, a source in South Pyongan province told Daily NK recently. The payments, demanded by officials who control access to overseas assignments at several state-run trading companies, […] The post North Korea’s trade officials are running a pay-to-work racket appeared first on The Press United | I…