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Cockroaches, surveillance and 16-hour days: The life of a North Korean worker in Russia

Workers at Russian construction sites are among more than 100,000 North Koreans being exploited worldwide as part of a state-sponsored labor program, researchers say in a new report.

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Cockroaches, surveillance and 16-hour days: The life of a North Korean worker in Russia

Workers at Russian construction sites are among more than 100,000 North Koreans being exploited worldwide as part of a state-sponsored labor program, researchers say in a new report.

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