Thousands of North Koreans are sent to work in conditions similar to slavery in Russia to cover the huge lack of labor that has been worsened by the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine, according to BBC reports. Moscow has repeatedly turned to Pyongyang for help in war, using her missiles, artillery shells and soldiers. Now, with many Russian men, either dead, or busy in the front, or fugitives, South Korean intelligence officials told the BBC that Moscow is increasingly based on North Korean workers. The BBC spoke with six North Koreans who managed to leave Russia after the start of the war, as well as with government officials, researchers and people who help rescue them. Their testimonies describe exhausting hours and “wretched” working conditions, while the North Korean authorities increase control to prevent escape. A worker, Jean, said that when he arrived at the Far East of Russia, he accompanied him directly from the airport to a construction site one […]
Source: News Beast
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