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 1990s.[1]
| Year | Number[1] |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 8 |
| 1993 | 8 |
| 1994 | 52 |
| 1995 | 42 |
| 1996 | 56 |
| 1997 | 86 |
| 1998 | 71 |
| 1999 | 148 |
| 2000 | 312 |
| 2001 | 583 |
| 2002 | 1139 |
| 2003 | 1281 |
| 2004 | 1894 |
| 2005 | 1383 |
| 2006 | 2091 |
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 2 Hyung-Min Joo, "Underground Markets in North Korea", September 4, 2009, APSA 2009 Toronto Meeting Paper
- ↑ "Only 20 N. Korean defectors work as public servants in S. Korea". Yonhap News Agency. October 19, 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ↑ Korea Times (2011)
- ↑ "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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