North Korean youth rush marriage for a shot at overseas work
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North Korean youth rush marriage for a shot at overseas work
North Korean youth in North Hamgyong province are rushing to marry in 2026 to improve their odds of winning an overseas work assignment. Authorities increasingly favor married applicants over single ones, an apparent effort to curb the risk that dispatched workers will defect abroad. A source in North Hamgyong province told Daily NK on Thursday […]
Recently, a phenomenon has emerged in some regions of North Korea where young people are rushing to get married in order to be included in the list of overseas laborers. They believe that being sent overseas is a way to boost their economic chances and are therefore moving forward with their marriage plans to increase their chances of being selected.
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North Korean youth in North Hamgyong province are rushing to marry in 2026 to improve their odds of winning an overseas work assignment. Authorities increasingly favor married applicants over single ones, an apparent effort to curb the risk that dispatched workers will defect abroad. A source in North Hamgyong province told Daily NK on Thursday […] The post North Korean youth rush marriage for a shot at overseas work appeared first on The Press …
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