North Korean Workers in Russia Reportedly Face Dire Conditions
Thousands of North Korean workers in Russia are reportedly living under life-threatening conditions, allowed only one shower a year and treated 'worse than cattle', as part of Kim Jong Un’s overseas labor program funding the state’s missile program.
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North Korean workers in Russia allowed only one shower a year and ‘treated worse than cattle’
Kim Jong Un’s overseas labour programme has forced thousands of North Koreans to live under life-threatening conditions across Russian cities, with their basic rights curtailed, to fund the authoritarian state’s nuclear and ballistic missile programmes, experts tell Arpan Rai
By Arpan Rai
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North Korean workers deployed to Russia are subjected to grueling work shifts, constant surveillance and severe wage deductions, with some left taking home as little as $10 a month, according to a report released Wednesday by a human rights group. The Netherlands-based Global Rights Compliance, citing interviews with 21 North Korean laborers at construction sites in Russia, said workers typically labored around 14 hours a day for up to 364 days a year. “I felt like they thought our lives were wo
By The Korea Herald
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