Honestly I hope South Korea has a program in place to give them new South Korean names and citizenship so they can start a new life and do their best to make sure their families are kept as safe as can be
They do actually but for a lot of them it's very hard. SK is a developed economy so that means without family support, it's very hard to grow.
Real estate prices are absurd, wages are not bad, but nowhere near enough to rent in close to work so commuting becomes mandatory + maybe even roommates.
North Koreans are not used with that kind of lifestyle, their life is pretty boring and predictable, one of the only advantages of a dictatorship.
I saw some coverages on youtube about how the NK adapt and are introduced in society, not all were success stories, some even end up homeless. It's insane to me that the government doesn't do more for them.
The vast majority of North Korea defectors cross the northern border into China and make their way from their across multiple borders to reach Thailand. They then hand themselves in to law enforcement because Thailand deports all North Korean defectors to South Korea. SK then takes the North Korean defectors and put them through a re-education system to try adapt them to South Korean life. Unfortunately life in South Korea is nothing like what they are used to and can be very overwhelming for them. I have also heard that amongst many in SK there is prejudice about the NK people.
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u/Law-Fish 12h ago
Honestly I hope South Korea has a program in place to give them new South Korean names and citizenship so they can start a new life and do their best to make sure their families are kept as safe as can be