# North Koreans recruited into forced labour in Russia, report says

https://mins.news/en/item/120442

- Al Jazeera, 2026-10-29 08:58 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/10/29/north-koreans-being-recruited-into-forced-labour-in-russia-report-says?traffic_source=rss

> A Global Rights Compliance investigation says a Russian broker network used sham college enrolments and student visas to recruit North Korean workers, bypassing UN sanctions and labour laws. The report says workers were made to work 12 hours a day, six days a week, and the programme generates funds for Pyongyang’s missile development.