On: Inside North Korea's Forced Labor Program

[vlovich123]

Just to be clear, as outlined in the article both US and UN require inspections and these plants are “certified”. Clearly the inspectors do jack all. On the other hand, I’m curious how these investigators get all these local managers to give them tours of these plants and be so open like that. Like if a stranger shows up at my work and asks for a tour (whether or not it’s media), I’m not just going to give them a tour.

[overstay8930 → vlovich123]

> Like if a stranger shows up at my work and asks for a tour (whether or not it’s media), I’m not just going to give them a tour.

You would if you got paid in Monopoly money and they offered you USD

[khuey → vlovich123]

> I’m curious how these investigators get all these local managers to give them tours of these plants and be so open like that.

Bribes?

[throwaway290 → khuey]

Not necessarily, you just pretend to be a buyer.

[zoklet-enjoyer → throwaway290]

This. They'll give a tour to someone who wants to do business with them. It's not like it's hard to lie about being a seafood distributor.