Surely the missing word is "serfs". Maybe it was lost in translation.
N. Korea finalizes selection of workers to join reconstruction efforts in Russian-occupied parts of Ukraine
A source in North Korea told Daily NK on Monday that the authorities carried out the selection in Pyongyang from July, and that “800 to 1,000” workers were recruited...
In particular, the source said most of the people who volunteered to work in the Donbas hail from areas outside of Pyongyang. He said since provincial people are on the verge of death either way, they volunteered “ready to die just to hold a single dollar bill, even if they have to pay their planned contributions.”
This means provincial residents suffering from economic distress volunteered to head overseas and make money, even in the face of physical danger and excessive “loyalty fund’ payments.
A source in North Korea told Daily NK on Monday that the authorities carried out the selection in Pyongyang from July, and that “800 to 1,000” workers were recruited...
In particular, the source said most of the people who volunteered to work in the Donbas hail from areas outside of Pyongyang. He said since provincial people are on the verge of death either way, they volunteered “ready to die just to hold a single dollar bill, even if they have to pay their planned contributions.”
This means provincial residents suffering from economic distress volunteered to head overseas and make money, even in the face of physical danger and excessive “loyalty fund’ payments.
Nah. In feudalism the serfs had rights as well as duties.
ReplyDeleteNah. In feudalism the serfs had rights as well as duties.
ReplyDeletedearieme - yes, that's a point and casting around for a more accurate word brings home how grim it must be.
ReplyDelete"Recruited"
ReplyDeleteWell that's a new word for it, I guess.
Peter - yes, it almost implies that there was an interview process with a queue of keen applicants.
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