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Orphans, soldiers, students: North Korea turns to “volunteers” for coal mines, construction

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Seoul, South KoreaReuters Orphans, conscripted soldiers, and students – some appearing to be children – are “volunteering” to work manual labour in North Korea, including in coal mines, farms, and large construction projects, the country’s state media have reported. Hundreds of graduates of orphan schools “volunteered to work in difficult fields”, according to reports by […]