North Korean stores and enterprises, most of which are state-owned. But North Korea also has a small number of private economy, that is, self-employed. Most of the self-employed people in North Korea are middle-aged women. Few men are self-employed. Walking on the streets of Pyongyang, North Korea, you can see small square shops next to the road and on the square. These small shops have similar shapes and sizes. Although they are not large in size, they have a complete range of products.
According to our tour guide, this kind of small street shop is partly state-owned and partly contracted to private individuals. After private contracting these small shops, the business will take longer and the service will be more enthusiastic. Interestingly, some of these small shops also offer stir-fry dishes. In addition to small street shops contracted to individuals, the stalls in , Pyongyang, and are also operated by self-employed farmers' markets.
are middle-aged women who are self-employed in North Korean farmers' markets. Why are all middle-aged women who are self-employed in North Korea? In the Koreans' ideas, men should go to college, join the army, join the party, and become civil servants. In the past, being self-employed should have been a woman’s job. However, in recent years, the ideas and concepts of North Koreans have changed.
If I were a civil servant in an institution before, I would be very proud. And now Pyongyang people, if anyone has a stall in the farmers' market, they are very proud of it. Why are North Korean self-employed people all middle-aged women? According to the tour guide, North Korea has regulations that only elderly North Korean women can do business and engage in self-employed businesses. Therefore, most of the self-employed people seen in North Korea are middle-aged women.
North Korean young girls mostly work in state-owned units. They usually dress brightly, carry exquisite bags and exquisite leather shoes. They rarely become self-employed. The business of North Korean self-employed businesses is very good, and many North Korean self-employed businesses have become one of the first people to become rich in North Korea. Not everyone in North Korea can become a self-employed person. Individuals need to have channels to purchase goods. Some of their family members can go abroad and import foreign goods to North Korea for sale. For example, at Dandong Railway Station in my country, you can often see North Koreans who purchase goods in large and small bags. They will purchase a large amount of goods from China and return to China. What do you think about this?
