{"id":3135,"date":"2017-06-30T17:23:05","date_gmt":"2017-06-30T08:23:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.01.asiapress.org\/rimjin-gang-2\/2017\/06\/report\/20170630-video-report-doegurikun\/"},"modified":"2018-08-24T18:20:47","modified_gmt":"2018-08-24T09:20:47","slug":"20170630-video-report-doegurikun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.02.asiapress.org\/rimjin-gang\/2017\/06\/movie\/20170630-video-report-doegurikun\/","title":{"rendered":"[Video Report] 'Doegurikun' the urban poor who delivers grains from farms to market"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/evr7c1OHEVw?list=PLpCEn7dS6-toFNQEV-oefnOBd7ZgUl0kC\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The sellers at the Jangmadang are waiting for customers to sell ransacks filled with rice or produce. This is confirmed by ASIAPRESS video footage. The rice in the Jangmadang is either of China origin or it is delivered from farms.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/playlist?list=PLpCEn7dS6-toFNQEV-oefnOBd7ZgUl0kC\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\u25ceASIAPRESS rimjingang playlist<\/a>&gt;&gt;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Resellers are called 'Doegurikun'. They sell staple foods to wholesalers in the city Jangmadang. They transport their goods from distant villages. Kim Dong-cheol, the reporter, says that the poor people in a city do this job because it is hard work to move heavy grain.<\/p>\n<p>In his video, 'Doegurikun' can barely move his bicycle up the hill because it is full of corn. The urban poor have to endure hardship to make ends meet by earning a mere 30 won margin per kg.<\/p>\n<p>The Kim Jong-un regime has tightened control over people\u2019s travel. In addition, checkpoints sometimes seize food or demand bribes. This makes life in 'Doegurikun' even harder.<\/p>\n<p>Related article: <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.asiapress.org\/rimjin-gang\/report\/20170501-black-market\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[Video Report] Wholesale Black Market Prospering with Prohibited Goods<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asiapress.org\/rimjin-gang\/2012\/07\/books\/release\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2193\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2193 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asiapress.org\/rimjin-gang\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Rimjingang_banner001.gif\" alt=\"Rimjingang_banner001\" width=\"280\" height=\"120\" \/><\/a><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">* <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.asiapress.org\/rimjin-gang\/2012\/07\/news\/north-korean-reporters\/\">Editor\u2019s notes on North Korean reporters<\/a><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.asiapress.org\/rimjin-gang\/archives\/0002\/\"><br \/>\n <\/a><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.asiapress.org\/rimjin-gang\/category\/report\/\">ALL REPORTS &gt;&gt;&gt;<\/a> <\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.asiapress.org\/rimjin-gang\/category\/pdf-archive\/\">ARCHIVE(pdf) &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.asiapress.org\/rimjin-gang\/img\/map\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DPRK MAP &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The sellers at the Jangmadang are waiting for customers to sell ransacks filled with rice or produce. 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