Pyongyang, April 16 (KCNA) -- The title of Labor Hero of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea was awarded to officials who made contributions to socialist construction on the occasion of the greatest auspicious April holiday of the nation.

The title of DPRK Labor Hero together with the Gold Medal (Hammer and Sickle) and Order of National Flag First Class were awarded to Pak Ho Chol and Jo Nam Ho.

They made contributions to the prosperity and development of the socialist country by displaying the revolutionary spirit of self-reliance and patriotic devotion, true to the ideas and leadership of the great Comrade Kim Jong Un.

A relevant decree of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the DPRK was released on April 14. -0-