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In a bid to get work done in cooler
hours, Pyongyang has mandated that
all state workers start their day at
5 a.m. during this month-long peak
summer period known as the "sambok."
“All central agencies in Pyongyang
and other offices and schools
nationwide have been ordered to...
now start at 5am instead of the usual
8, and end at 1pm," an anonymous
source told the Daily NK site, in an
article published also by the
Guardian's North Korea network.
The source detailed the hardships
brought on by the new schedules,
including exhaustion among children
and the absence of eateries at dinner
time (they are shuttered because of
the early start to the day).
Here's some more context from the
article, written by Choi Song Min:
The early working hours in the summer
were first implemented after the turn
of the century under the orders of
former leader Kim Jong-il.
Although central agencies, party
offices, and the elites working at
state-owned companies are equipped
with air conditioners, this summer’s
drought has limited energy production
at hydroelectric power plants, making
it impossible to run a fan, much less
an air conditioner.
The electricity shortages are a real
problem at this time of the year.
Part of the derivation of the word
"sambok," writes Choi, comes from a
Chinese character that can be
translated thus: "to lie face down
because the summer days are so hot
that even a frog cannot endure it,
lying flat with its stomach stuck to
the humid earth."
Source: Washington Post
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