01:18
New footage in Cuba shows the largest anti-government protests in decades
North Korea initially planned to use military and youth personnel as laborers, but anonymous sources in the province told Radio Free Asia that authorities realized they needed more manpower to complete the wall on time. As a result, it ordered married women in the area, as young as those in their 20s and as old as those in their 60s, to start producing 10 blocks of cement a day for the wall until Party Founding Day, per the report.
Advertisement
Labor conscription is common in North Korea, but this one has sparked the ire of residents in the area, said Radio Free Asia s sources.
North Korea s Kim Jung Un regime forces married women to work to solve its manpower shortage
wionews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from wionews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
North Korea is making married women build cement blocks so it can complete a border wall with China in the next 3 months, report says
msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.