uzbek, north korean, daily nk, overseas

N. Korean boss in Russia steals from workers’ paychecks, faces harsh punishment

A North Korean worker in Russia has been sentenced to harsh punishment after embezzling workers' salaries for months and causing turmoil at his Vladivostok-based...
russia, repatriated, workers, laborers

Elderly North Koreans toil in Russian city

About 70 North Korean workers, most of them over the age of 60, have been sent to the Russian city of Blagoveshchensk in the...
lecture, whistleblower, russia, overseas labor, overseas workers

N. Korean workers in Russia detained after fight with locals

Several North Korean workers in Russia have been detained by police after getting into a fight with a group of locals, Daily NK has...
russia, repatriated, workers, laborers

North Korea demands $70 from workers in Russia for flood aid

North Korea is demanding foreign currency from its overseas workers to fund flood recovery, despite earlier rejecting international aid in favor of "self-reliance," Daily...
russia, repatriated, workers, laborers

N. Korean workers repatriated from Russia for failing to meet quotas

Approximately ten North Korean construction workers in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, were recently repatriated for failing to meet state-mandated financial quotas. A Daily NK source, speaking...
russia, repatriated, workers, laborers

N. Korean official in Russia accused of corruption retains position

Choi Sung Chol, the North Korean security official Daily NK exposed for his abuse of North Korean workers sent to Russia in a whistleblower...
russia, north korea, surveillance, overseas workers, putin

North Korean diplomats return from Russia with luxury goods

North Korean diplomats in Russia have been recently returning to the North with cutting-edge appliances and pricey musical instruments in their personal luggage, Daily...
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N. Korea’s digital iron curtain falls on workers in Russia

North Korea's digital iron curtain has fallen on its workers in Russia, with several forcibly repatriated for watching videos about defectors and life abroad....
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N. Korean diplomats profit from worker remittances

North Korean diplomats are moonlighting as couriers, ferrying cash and letters from Russian-based laborers to their families back home. This underground delivery service has...
lecture, whistleblower, russia, overseas labor, overseas workers

N. Korean workers in Russia face rising tensions amid increased surveillance

Tensions are rising among North Korean workers overseas as authorities intensify surveillance to prevent defections, Daily NK has learned. A source in Russia, speaking anonymously...

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