Korean Children's Union
| Korean Children's Union | |
|---|---|
Emblem of Korean Children's Union, with the motto "Always ready!" (항상 준비!) | |
Flag of the Korean Children's Union | |
| Founded | 6 June 1946 |
| Headquarters | Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Ideology | |
| Mother party | Workers' Party of Korea |
| Korean Children's Union | |
A member of the Korean Children's Union at Mangyongdae Children's Palace | |
| Korean name | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 조선소년단 |
| Hanja | 朝鮮少年團 |
| RR | Joseon sonyeondan |
| MR | Chosŏn sonyŏndan |
The Korean Children's Union (KCU; Korean: 조선소년단) is a North Korean organization to which all North Korean children aged seven to fourteen belong. A pioneer movement, it is a political organization linked to the Workers' Party of Korea. Its uniformed branch, which admits children ages 9 through fifteen, is known as the Young Pioneer Corps.