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[Sports Seoul | Reporter Yoon Dong-eon] A segment on the YouTube channel ‘Middle-Aged Lee Sang-jun’ that examined the situation of children in North Korea shocked viewers.
The video released on the 23rd featured defector-turned broadcaster Han Song-i, who described the conditions faced by North Korea’s street children (known in Korean as kkotjebi).
Han said, \”When a child’s parents die while the child is still young, the child begins to roam the streets,\” highlighting how unprotected children are pushed into homelessness. She explained that, because North Korea’s social system fails to provide adequate support, some of these children suffer physical abuse, some die of starvation, and girls are at risk of sexual violence.
Host Lee Sang-jun observed that South Korea once faced a similar problem, commonly referred to as panhandling, and Han stressed, \”It still exists in North Korea,\” underscoring that this is an ongoing issue.
Han added that boys collect firewood while girls often work as domestic helpers, and she emphasized, \”Age doesn’t matter — whether they are five or six,\” painting a stark picture of how young children are exposed to labor and danger. hellboy321@sportsseoul.com
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