North Korea mobilises young labourers in new housing plan amid economic woes

and the fallout from Covid-19 lockdowns, including a recent surge in deaths from starvation in some countryside regions.

Mr Kim has said the housing projects faces “unprecedentedly harsh challenges”. He mobilised the young labour units, called dolgyeokdae or “Shock Brigade”, in his pet infrastructure initiatives which have often faced lacklustre progress amid resources shortages, including a massive housing campaign in the northern alpine town of Samjiyon.

The new housing project would serve as “another proud page in the history of youth movements” and a symbol of the country’s socialist revolution and “political struggle”, Mr Kim said.

Property Property Latest News, Property Property Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

North Korea's Kim mobilises young labourers in new housing plan amid economic woesSEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has mobilised young labourers to launch a new housing project in Pyongyang, state media said on Sunday (Feb 26), as he pushes for an ambitious plan to build 50,000 homes in the capital despite deepening economic hardships. Kim attended a groundbreaking ceremony for th
Source: ChannelNewsAsia - 🏆 6. / 66 Read more »