Union of Agricultural Workers of Korea

Union of Agricultural Workers of Korea
Chosŏn'gŭl	조선농업근로자동맹
Hancha	朝鮮農業勤勞者同盟
Revised Romanization	Joseon-nongeop-geulloja-dongmaeng
McCune–Reischauer	Chosŏn-nongŏp-kŭlloja-dongmaeng
Abbreviation
Chosŏn'gŭl	농근맹
Hancha	農勤盟
Revised Romanization	Nonggeunmaeng
McCune–Reischauer	Nonggŭnmaeng

Union of Agricultural Workers of Korea
Predecessor	Farmers' Union of North Korea
Founded	31 January 1946
Headquarters	Pyongyang, North Korea
Location	North Korea;
Members	1.6 million
Key people	Han Jong-hyok (chairman)(한종혁)
Publication	Agricultural Working People of Korea

The Union of Agricultural Workers of Korea (UAWK; or Korean Federation of Agricultural Workers^[1]) is a trade union and mass organization for agricultural workers in North Korea.^[2] It is one of the most important mass organizations in the country.^[3] UAWK was founded in 1946 and reformed in 1965 along the lines of North Korean leader Kim Il Sung's landmark Theses on the Socialist Rural Question in Our Country. The organization is directly controlled by the Central Committee of the ruling Workers' Party of Korea.

UAWK educates its 1.6 million members – farmers as well as office workers and manual laborers in the farming sector – on agricultural issues. Additionally, the organization educates on ideological matters, including Juche. The current chairman is Han Jong-hyok.

^ Scalapino & Kim 1983, p. 102.
^ Hassig, Ralph; Kongdan Oh (2015). The Hidden People of North Korea: Everyday Life in the Hermit Kingdom (2nd ed.). Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-4422-3719-3.
^ Scalapino & Kim 1983, p. 84.

[FOOTNOTEScalapinoKim1983102-1] Scalapino & Kim 1983, p. 102.

[HassigOh2015-2] Hassig, Ralph; Kongdan Oh (2015). The Hidden People of North Korea: Everyday Life in the Hermit Kingdom (2nd ed.). Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 63. ISBN 978-1-4422-3719-3.

[FOOTNOTEScalapinoKim198384-3] Scalapino & Kim 1983, p. 84.

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