North Korean Slaves
North Korean Slaves | |
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Country of origin | Singapore United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
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Producer | MAKE Productions Pte Ltd |
Running time | 45 minutes |
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Network | Channel NewsAsia |
Release | March 22, 2016 |
Part of a series on |
Forced labour and slavery |
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North Korean Slaves is a 2016 Singaporean-British documentary television film. Produced by MAKE Productions for Singapore's Channel NewsAsia and United Kingdom's Channel 4, it investigates the North Korean men who are used like slaves in a coal mine in the jungle of Sarawak, Malaysia, earning money to keep the Supreme Leader Kim Jong-un and the people around him in power. Aired on Channel NewsAsia's Undercover Asia 3 documentary series in March 2016, it received a nomination for Best Current Affairs Programme at the 21st Asian Television Awards in 2016.[1][2][3][4]
A related documentary focusing on the North Korean slaves across Europe, also produced by MAKE Productions, was aired on Channel 4's Dispatches documentary series titled Brexit: Who'll Do Your Job Now? on August 8, 2016.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Undercover Asia - North Korean Slaves". MAKE Productions. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
- ^ Lim, Angela (2 December 2016). "Mediacorp wins 3 trophies on the first night of the Asian Television Awards". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
- ^ "21st Asian Television Awards". imda.gov.sg. 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
- ^ "Undercover Asia S3 - North Korean Slaves". Toggle. 22 March 2016. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-11.