Every year thousands of North Koreans go overseas to work for what is seen in their destination countries as obscenely low pay. It does not sound like an attractive option, but many see it as the only chance to escape poverty and move up the social ladder at home.
The lasting popularity of overseas work, usually obtainable only through bribery, is largely due to the fact that a significant number of them succeed, come back home with money, and are seen by neighbors and friends as the embodiment of success.
Every year thousands of North Koreans go overseas to work for what is seen in their destination countries as obscenely low pay. It does not sound like an attractive option, but many see it as the only chance to escape poverty and move up the social ladder at home.
The lasting popularity of overseas work, usually obtainable only through bribery, is largely due to the fact that a significant number of them succeed, come back home with money, and are seen by neighbors and friends as the embodiment of success.
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