ðə hˈaɪɪst bˈɑːdi ʌvðə dˌʌbəljˌuːpˌiːkˈeɪ ɪz fˈɔːɹməli ðə kˈɑːŋɡɹəs, wˌɪtʃ lˈæst kənvˈiːnd æz ðə sˈɛvənθ kˈɑːŋɡɹəs ʌvðə wˈɜːkɚz pˈɑːɹɾi ʌv kɚɹˈiːə ɪn mˈeɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkstiːn.
The highest body of the WPK is formally the Congress, which last convened as the 7th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea in May 2016.