These days it is usually the father who takes care of the children while the mother works all the day in a market or the private sector.Apart from work and child-rearing, adults have to attend to regular ideological sessions in their local organisations. However under Kim Jong-un, these sessions are less regular and less vigorous than in the Kim Il-sung age. North Korea operates under a centrally planned socialist economy, where the state owns nearly all means of production — from factories and mines to farms and transport.
Workers are typically assigned jobs by the government rather than choosing freely. Most citizens work in state-run industries, collective farms, or construction brigades. Their employment is managed through the Songbun system — a social classification based on family background and loyalty to the ruling Workers’ Party. A worker’s social status can affect everything from the kind of job they receive to their housing, access to education, and even food rations. Those considered politically loyal are more likely to work in cities or in administrative and technical positions, while others may be sent to physically demanding or rural jobs.
