Russia is using North Korean workers to support its war economy, a new Global Rights Compliance investigation shows. According to reports, the recruitment network sends workers to Russian factories on student visas, bypassing UN sanctions. Investigators documented coercive conditions, the involvement of North Korean officials and wages diverted to Pyongyang.

Russia is using North Korean workers to support its war economy, a new Global Rights Compliance investigation shows. According to reports, the recruitment network sends workers to Russian factories on student visas, bypassing UN sanctions. Investigators documented coercive conditions, the involvement of North Korean officials and wages diverted to Pyongyang.