North Koreans in South Korea

As of 2006, the Ministry of Unification registered about 9,000 North Koreans in South Korea. Many thousands of them escaped from North to South as a result of the North Korean famine of 1994–1998.[1]

YearNumber[1]
19928
19938
199452
199542
199656
199786
199871
1999148
2000312
2001583
20021139
20031281
20041894
20051383
20062091

North Koreans living in South Korea are often mistreated at schools, denied employment, and are subject to other kinds of ethnic issues due to their being from North Korea.[2][3][4]

See also

References

  1. Hyung-Min Joo, "Underground Markets in North Korea", September 4, 2009, APSA 2009 Toronto Meeting Paper
  2. "Only 20 N. Korean defectors work as public servants in S. Korea". Yonhap News Agency. October 19, 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  3. Korea Times (2011)
  4. "North Koreans in South Korea: In Search of Their Humanity". The Asia-Pacific Journal. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2012.


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