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WHY SLAVERY? North Korea's Secret Slaves: Dollar Heroes
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WHY SLAVERY? North Korea's Secret Slaves: Dollar Heroes
Doc World | Season 4 Episode 12 Preview | 1m 18s | CC
With the promise of payment and honor, thousands of North Koreans are sent abroad, only to find themselves under constant surveillance and working in harsh conditions - with wages transferred to the government. The film shows how the country and globalization have made a pact: underpaid workers toil for the dictator's nuclear program while the United Nations and the European Union look away.
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