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# WHY SLAVERY? N. Korea's Secret Slaves: Dollar Heroes | Duty
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/doc-world/extras/doc-world-why-slavery-north-korea-secret-slaves-dollar-heroes-party-duty-clip/
- Published: 2024-04-02T22:50:57.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-20T13:13:44.000Z
- Description: The salary of North Korean laborers is paid to the government, leading them to debt.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Doc World, #ZZZ_Show_9465c414-dfa5-4739-85b0-2b204758369e, #geo-us, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_3a268726-dda2-4e4b-8ea0-9fc8e97a9c96, #extra

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.