Historical eventJanuary 112024

North Korean migrant workers

Several thousand North Korean migrant workers in Helong engaged in civil unrest, including a factory occupation and the taking of managers as hostages, due to unpaid wages.

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Thursday, January 11 20242 years ago
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21st century · 2020s
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Overview North Korea began formally sending migrant workers abroad in 1967, following the signing of an agreement between the North Korean government and the Soviet Union which allowed North Koreans to work at logging camps in the Russian Far East . [ 1 ] North Korean labour exports increased during the 2000s and peaked during the early 2010s, as part of an effort by the North Korean government to acquire foreign hard currencies. [ 2 ] With the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020,

Several thousand North Korean migrant workers in Helong engaged in civil unrest, including a factory occupation and the taking of managers as hostages, due to unpaid wages.

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  7. 2003Governor of Illinois
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January 11 2024 — 2 years ago, on a Thursday.

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