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

Russian broker network recruiting North Korean labourers using student visas, Global Rights Compliance report says.North Korean workers are being recruited into forced labour in Russia by a broker network using bogus student enrolments, according to a months-long investigation by an international law foundation.The network brings North Koreans into Russia on student visas to skirt United Nations sanctions and labour law, as part of a state-sponsored work programme that helps fund Pyongyang’s ballistic missile development, according to the Global Rights Compliance report released on Thursday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Romania extends pre-trial detention of far-right politician Calin Georgesculist 2 of 4No clear winner in Israel election with nearly 90 percent of votes countedlist 3 of 4Israelis rally for Jewish-Arab government after election gainslist 4 of 4Riot police deployed in Madrid as protests erupt over deadly train crashend of listOperated by Russian businessman Vladimir Sokolov, labour-brokering platform KNDR.su markets North Korean workers to prospective Russian employers in agriculture, construction, industry and IT, charging a commission of 100,000-150...