Young Pioneer Corps
| Korean Youth Corps 조선소년단 | |
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| Founded | 6 June 1946 |
| Headquarters | Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Mother party | Workers' Party of Korea |
| International affiliation | International Committee of Children's and Adolescents' Movements |
Member of Korean Youth Corps at Mangyongdae Children's Palace
Korean Youth Corps (Korean: 조선소년단, Hanja: 朝鮮少年團) is a North Korean youth movement and Pioneer movement. Membership is open to children between the ages of nine and fifteen. Youth above age 15 may join the Kim Il Sung Socialist Youth League.[1] The organization is part of the more wider Korean Children's Union with units operating in elementary and secondary schools nationwide.
See also
- Kim Il-sung Socialist Youth League
- Ernst Thälmann Pioneer Organisation
- V.I. Lenin All-Union Pioneer Organization