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Thousands of North Korean laborers have been sent to work in punishing conditions in Russia as Moscow’s wartime economy struggles to complete construction projects, a new investigation reports.
According to a BBC probe this week, Russia is facing a massive worker shortage due to the war in Ukraine and has turned to North Korea to fill the gaps. Researchers, South Korean officials and former laborers told the BBC that North Korean workers in Russia are subjected to slavelike conditions with their every move accounted for by authorities.
The ex-laborers said North Korean workers typically work 18-hour shifts building high-rise apartment blocks. The workers are given only two days off a year and are typically not provided adequate safety equipment.
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According to a BBC probe this week, Russia is facing a massive worker shortage due to the war in Ukraine and has turned to North Korea to fill the gaps. Researchers, South Korean officials and former laborers told the BBC that North Korean workers in Russia are subjected to slavelike conditions with their every move accounted for by authorities.
The ex-laborers said North Korean workers typically work 18-hour shifts building high-rise apartment blocks. The workers are given only two days off a year and are typically not provided adequate safety equipment.
North Koreans in Russia working like slaves, says new report
Thousands of North Korean laborers have been sent to work in punishing conditions in Russia as Moscow’s wartime economy struggles to complete construction projects, a new investigation reports.
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