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29 October 2026

North Korean workers sold into Russia then stripped of wages, report finds

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North Korean workers sold into Russia then stripped of wages, report finds

Russian brokers are advertising North Korean workers to companies as part of a forced labour program being used to fund Pyongyang's ballistic missile program, a new report has alleged.

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