Katharina Hesse

ASIA: NORTH KOREAN REFUGEES work in progress

A 20 -year old refugee from North Korea hides his identity in a farm house in Northern China, November 11,2006.He left his mother and sister in North Korea in April 2006 to come to China. In North Korea he was a road worker and constantly hungry." The safest thing would be not to move at all because if you do physical activities, you get hungry ", he says.In China he lives as a labourer for farmers and as a construction worker . If he's lucky he makes about 40 EU/month. But he says his boss often does not pay him and he's beaten by locals who know he cannot seek help due to his illegal status.
A 20 -year old refugee from North Korea hides his identity in a farm house in Northern China, November 11,2006.
He left his mother and sister in North Korea in April 2006 to come to China. In North Korea he was a road worker and constantly hungry.
" The safest thing would be not to move at all because if you do physical activities, you get hungry ", he says.
In China he lives as a labourer for farmers and as a construction worker . If he's lucky he makes about 40 EU/month. But he says his boss often does not pay him and he's beaten by locals who know he cannot seek help due to his illegal status.