LABOR MOBILIZATION AND REHABILITATION IN P YONGYANG

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A007600280009-2
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• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 24, 2007
• Sequence Number: 9
• Publication Date: August 3, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

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4> Local citizens furnished the material used in the smaller repair and con-
structi.on projects. Construction material for ge projects was requi-
sitioned from the national government through opple's Comlittees.
. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
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COUNTRY Korea
Labor Mobilization
SUBJECT Labor Mobilization and
Rehabilitation in Pyongyang
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most road construction projects in Pyongyang were accom-
plished by military engineers. About 39000 soldiers and 300 students were
mobilized daily for work on the KIX 11-song Avenue project.
Pyongyang industrial workers were expected to work on road construction
one or two days a month. College students were mobilized far more fre-
quently; they often worked 20 days a month. Men and women between the
ages of 18 to 40 who were not government or industrial employees were mobil-
ized for road construction work 15 flays a month. Government employees
were usually exempted from labor mobilization ,2 25X1
In general, there were two types of labor mobilization. :.n. Worth Korea the
periodic mobilization and the dong labor mobilization. The periodic mobil-
ization occurred twice a year in spring and autumn, and was organized for
road construction and general repair work. The work usually lasted for
three to four days. The long labor mobilization occurred daily and was
organizitd for road repair and the cleaning of areas condemned, by the San-
itation'Commission. In this latter method, the dong chief was responsible
for providing laborers. At least one person fr& each household was re-
quired to perform this daily work.
Rehabilitation
5. An unidentified hospital was under construction in Chlanggwrang-dong.3
6o The newly-widened Stalin Street4 had arc-shaped lamp posts about 30 meters
apart on both sides of the street. The lamps were so bright that persons
on the opposite side of the street were identifiable.
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Comment. The government has urged the people to accomplish 25X1
their work for the betterment of their living conditions. The gov-
ernment also claims that this construction work will be completed
by the end of 1955.
2. Comment. The Minju Choson stated that Decision No. 4 of the
]rational Reconstruction Council requested government employees to
participate in rehabilitation projects as ordered by the national
government. Each government section was required to contribute 30
percent of its personnel for such projects.
Comment. The Nodong Sinmun
the y agyang cial Hospital was under construction and would be
completed before 15 August 1955. The hospital was composed of 10
buildings, had 6,800 square meters of floor area, and was to have
modern facilities for treating t.b. and general diseases.
4.I Comment.
Stalin Street was approximately 3, meters long about 2.2 miles
and 50 meters wide.
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