North Korea Conducts Inaugural Large-Scale Workshop for Children's Union Instructors
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Synopsis
North Korea has organized its inaugural large-scale workshop for instructors of a nationwide children's union, focusing on their essential role in fostering loyalty among the youth towards leader Kim Jong-un. This historic event took place in Pyongyang and emphasized the importance of nurturing young revolutionaries and patriots.
Key Takeaways
- First large-scale workshop for children's union instructors in North Korea.
- Focus on fostering loyalty to leader Kim Jong-un.
- Instructors viewed as key political mentors.
- Emphasis on nurturing youth revolutionaries and patriots.
- Discussion of improving educational methods and project deficiencies.
Seoul, March 31 (NationPress) North Korea has conducted its first large-scale workshop aimed at instructors for a nationwide children's union, highlighting their pivotal role in nurturing youth loyalty to leader Kim Jong-un, according to reports from state media on Monday.
This groundbreaking workshop for instructors from across the nation took place in Pyongyang from Wednesday to Saturday, marking a historic first intended to reinforce their duties in cultivating youth revolutionaries and patriots, as reported by the Yonhap news agency, citing the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA).
The report referred to a nationwide children's union, recognized as the Red Necktie unit, which students aged 7 to 16 are mandated to join. Established in 1946, the union boasts an estimated membership of 3 million.
The KCNA indicated that the event was convened under Kim’s directives, with his comments shared during the session, though specific details were not made public.
Topics covered in the workshop included the instructors' duties as political mentors responsible for shaping children into youth revolutionaries and patriots who remain unwaveringly loyal to the North Korean leader, as per the report.
“Children must be educated to recognize and value the organization from a young age and to become accustomed to participating in its activities voluntarily,” a speaker was quoted by the KCNA during the meeting.
Further discussions included strategies to improve educational techniques, as well as identifying deficiencies in projects aimed at strengthening the children's union and enhancing its roles, according to the KCNA.
Koo Byung-sam, spokesperson for South Korea's unification ministry, noted that this recent gathering, along with a mid-March meeting of North Korea's neighborhood administrative leaders, could be interpreted as “an effort to tighten ideological control over all societal levels and bolster loyalty.”
He remarked that there have been recent initiatives in North Korea aimed at reinforcing internal ideological governance and increasing loyalty, suggesting a growing demand for such measures internally.
