"Youth as Builders of Socialism"... North Korea Emphasizes Youth Role Amid Economic Hardship

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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Ji-eun] North Korea, struggling with economic difficulties due to COVID-19 and disasters, has called on the youth to take a leading role in the economic field.

Korean Central News Agency reported on the 3rd, "The expanded meeting of the 2nd plenary session of the 10th Central Committee of the Socialist Patriotic Youth League (hereinafter Youth League) was held via video conference on the 2nd," stating this.

At the meeting, Mun Cheol, chairman of the Youth League Central Committee, who presented the report, said, "There is an honorable task to strengthen the Youth League into a powerful political organization and a strong force for socialist construction," emphasizing "to nurture the youth as honorable builders of socialism."

This reflects the content of a letter sent by Kim Jong-un, General Secretary of North Korea, to the 10th Congress of the Youth League last April. At that time, Kim stated in the letter that the main task of the Youth League was "to nurture all youth as honorable builders of socialism through practical struggles to implement the decisions of the 8th Party Congress."

Recently, North Korea has encouraged the youth to volunteer to work in workplaces to resolve economic difficulties, reporting that young people are volunteering to work at key socialist construction fronts across the country.

On the same day, Korean Central News Agency also reported in an article titled "Completion of May Plans in Various Sectors of the People's Economy," stating, "Workers and the working class in various sectors of the people's economy, who have boldly carried out production increase struggles to open a breakthrough in the new five-year plan, have completed the May people's economy plan." As examples of specific achievements, it mentioned Namheung Youth Chemical Combined (Union) Enterprise, Sunchon District Youth Coal Mine Combined Enterprise, and Bukchang District Youth Coal Mine Combined Enterprise.

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