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North Korean Slaves

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North Korean Slaves
Country of originSingapore
United Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerMAKE Productions Pte Ltd
Running time45 minutes
Original release
NetworkChannel NewsAsia
ReleaseMarch 22, 2016 (2016-03-22)

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.

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References

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  1. ^ "Undercover Asia - North Korean Slaves". MAKE Productions. 7 September 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  2. ^ Lim, Angela (2 December 2016). "Mediacorp wins 3 trophies on the first night of the Asian Television Awards". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  3. ^ "21st Asian Television Awards". imda.gov.sg. 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
  4. ^ "Undercover Asia S3 - North Korean Slaves". Toggle. 22 March 2016. Archived from the original on December 21, 2016. Retrieved 2016-12-11.