Moscow’s approval of new North Korean laborers keeps cash flowing to Pyongyang and may violate sanctions, U.S. officials say
By Ian Talley in Washington and Anatoly Kurmanaev in St. Petersburg, Russia.
WJS (02.08.2018) – https://on.wsj.com/2ny2sQn –
The U.N. Security Council in September barred governments from issuing new work permits to North Koreans, though some existing labor contracts were allowed to continue.
Since the ban, more than 10,000 new North Korean workers have registered in Russia, according to Russian Interior Ministry records reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. Meanwhile, at least 700 new work permits have been issued to North Koreans this year, according to Labor Ministry records.
The labor prohibition, part of a broad array of sanctions, is aimed at eliminating an important revenue stream for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s regime.
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Published previously by HRWF News , credits/rights to HRWF.
Kim Jon-un and Donald Trump – Picture by U.S. Department of State
