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Korean workers who died in Russia returned to families"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The remains of North Korean laborers who died while working in the Russian cities of Krasnoyarsk and Tynda were recently turned over to their bereaved relatives in North Korea, Daily NK has learned.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speaking on condition of anonymity, a Daily NK source in North Korea said Tuesday that the \u201cremains of workers who died in Russia during the four-year COVID-19 pandemic but could not be returned to their families have been sent back over the last year, with the repatriations coming to an end in late April.\u201d He added, \u201cThe families find solace amid great sadness in safely receiving the remains after a long wait.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Efforts to repatriate the remains of the workers from Russia had been quietly ongoing since early last year, he added.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most of the deceased workers died in Russia from construction or logging accidents or disease. The remains could not return home due to North Korea\u2019s closure of the border to block COVID-19, so they were stored at the workers\u2019 businesses or workplaces.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then, last year, North Korea began regular repatriations of remains every couple of months using flights and trains.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThe highest number of deaths occurred in the logging camps of Tynda, Amur Oblast, so repatriations from there continued until recently,\u201d the source said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Logging considered most dangerous type of work\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In response, some workers now preparing to be sent to Russia and their relatives believe logging is several times more dangerous than construction work, and an increasing number of workers wish to avoid being sent to logging camps.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In response to this sentiment, North Korean authorities are intensifying crackdowns on the public to prevent unnecessary feelings of insecurity or fear caused by the spread of rumors concerning the repatriation of remains.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meanwhile, the authorities are trying to put soon-to-be dispatched workers at ease by telling them they will take prompt measures to ensure their safety in cooperation with their Russian counterparts.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIn fact, after the latest set of remains were repatriated, the government placed emphasis through workplaces in Russia about the improvement of work and safety conditions at Russian logging camps and the good management and supervision of workers\u2019 health,\u201d the source said. \u201c[Nonetheless], the latest repatriations of remains are becoming an opportunity to spotlight once again that logging is more dangerous than construction work overseas.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Translated by David Black. Edited by Robert Lauler.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Daily NK works with a network of sources living in North Korea, China, and elsewhere. Their identities remain anonymous for security reasons. 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