North Korean Workers in Russia Report Exploitation and Poor Living Conditions

North Korean workers in Russia are complaining of exploitation and harsh living conditions, according to reports. The workers say they are forced to sleep in overcrowded, unheated shipping containers infested with cockroaches and bedbugs. They are permitted to shower only once or twice per year, highlighting the severe deprivation they face while working abroad. The reports underscore the difficult circumstances faced by North Korean laborers sent to work in foreign countries, where they often endure poor conditions while their wages are largely sent back to the North Korean state as a source of foreign currency revenue.