Il Lim

Il Lim is a North Korean defector and former slave laborer.

Now a writer, Il Lim is the primary author of the 2021 work Interviews with North Korea Defectors, a collection of 33 conversations with North Korean defectors residing in South Korea.

 

Speeches

North Korea

Surviving Slave Labor with Il Lim

Il Lim, North Korean defector and former slave laborer, addresses the 7th Annual Geneva Summit for Human Rights and Democracy – see below for full prepared remarks. Full Remarks I would like to tell you about my experience as an overseas worker. 19 years ago, on November 8th, 1996, I went to Kuwait