North Korea is country that has a reputation for being too dramatic and taking things to the extreme. Leader Kim Jong-un placed a ban on Choco Pies that were being given to factory workers as a form of currency for overtime work.The North Korean government has restrictions in place that forbid North Korean workers from being paid overtime in cash while they work in Pyongyang, South Korea.
Thousands of North Korean workers who are able to work in South Korea must receive Choco Pies as a form of payment. Most people see Choco Pies as a cheap and strange form of currency but if they understood the social and economic conditions in North Korea then the pies would make sense.
Many fast food items such as hamburgers and french fries are restricted in North Korea. However, there are times when the people can have access to these products. A lot of North Korean people have tasted different types of fast food. They also developed a underground economy so they can always have access to this kind of cuisine. Choco Pies are a big selling item in the Korean black market.
When workers were getting paid in Choco Pies they were not eating the snack cakes. Instead, they sold them on the black market for almost seven times their original value. North Korean people who worked a lot of overtime were actually increasing their income seven-fold by selling these pies.
Once the government got wind of this situation they reacted swiftly. They banned their workers from accepting the pies. Since the Choco Pie ban has been in place some organizations send the treats into North Korea by balloons. South Korean companies now have to pay North Korean workers with noodles, chocolate and sausages. Unfortunately, North Korean workers cannot sell these common food items for a profit.
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