North Korea could earn up to $800 million from its workers abroad
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- ČT24 (Czechia)seen 14 Oct, 16:18description edited
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Americké ministerstvo spravedlnosti oznámilo zatčení dvou Američanů, které podezřívá pomáhání severokorejským pracovníkům v IT krást identity. Následně se měli pokouše podvodně získávat zaměstnání v amerických firmách s cílem vydělávat peníze pro KLDR. Informovaly o tom agentury Reuters a AFP.Americké ministerstvo spravedlnosti oznámilo zatčení dvou Američanů podezřelých z toho, že pomáhali severokorejským pracovníkům v IT krást identity. Také se podle něj pokoušeli podvodně získávat zaměstnání v amerických firmách s cílem vydělávat peníze pro KLDR. Informovaly o tom agentury Reuters a AFP.
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A South Korean nonprofit organization has been fined over $5,000 for failing to protect the personal information of North Korean defectors, after an employee launched a balloon toward the DPRK that carried the data of 131 defectors. The state-run Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) imposed an administrative fine of 7 million won ($5,412) on the […]A South Korean nonprofit organization has been fined over $5,000 for failing to protect the personal information of North Korean defectors, after an employee launched a balloon toward the DPRK that carried the data of 131 defectors. The state-run Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) imposed an administrative fine of 7.2 million won ($5,412) on the […]
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Thu, 17 September 2026
6 reports- Ukrinform (Ukraine)00:30
Tens of thousands of North Koreans are working in 17 countries despite international sanctions and resolutions, and in 2025, North Korea could have received $450–800 million from their labor.
- Google News - Top Stories04:01
The Hidden Human Cost of Kim Jong-un’s New Power The New York Times Russia Taps North Korean Workers to Make Drones Under Fake Visas Bloomberg.com North Korea Dispatches Workers Under Student Visas, Generating $800M Illicitly 조선일보 Up to 25,000 North Koreans work in Russian drone production Yahoo GRCs Research Cited in Newly Released Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team’s Report Global Rights Compliance (GRC)
- Polsat News (Poland)04:08
Nawet 100 tys. północnokoreańskich robotników pracuje za granicą, głównie w Chinach i Rosji, a zyski z ich pracy zasilają program zbrojeniowy reżimu w Pjongjangu - wynika z najnowszego raportu działającego przy ONZ Wielostronnego Zespołu ds. Monitorowania Sankcji (MSMT). Część z nich pracuje w rosyjskich fabrykach dronów.
- RMF24 (Poland)05:13
Zabierają im 90 proc. wypłaty, wpędzają w długi. Ukryty „biznes” północnokoreańskiego reżimu
- ABC News (Australia)07:44first to report
Tens of thousands of North Korean labourers working in Russia and China reportedly raised as much as $US800 million last year for Kim Jong Un's nuclear weapons program, helping Pyongyang evade UN sanctions.
- Kyiv Post (Ukraine)13:19
Up to 25,000 North Korean citizens are working in Russia to manufacture Iranian-designed drones for the war against Ukraine, in violation of UN sanctions. This is according to a report by the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT), cited by Bloomberg and South Korea’s SBS News on Thursday, Sept. 17.
Fri, 18 September 2026
2 reports- tportal (Croatia)05:08
Rusija sve više koristi radnu snagu iz Sjeverne Koreje za potrebe svoje vojne industrije, pri čemu se dio radnika u zemlju dovodi pod krinkom studenata
- iDNES (Czechia)13:44
Režim severokorejského vůdce Kim Čong-una ve větším měřítku posílá pracovnice do Ruska. Někteří z nich končí v továrnách vyrábějících drony. Část pracuje ve skladech, které jsou terčem ukrajinských úderů. Kim Čong-un tak riskuje jejich životy. Jejich prostřednictvím však vydělává pro financování svých jaderných a raketových programů.
Sat, 19 September 2026
1 report- Novinky (Czechia)11:44
Rusko zaměstnává stále více Severokorejců včetně žen. Aktuálně jich může být až 30 000. Pracují i ve skladech internetového tržiště Wildberries nebo v továrně na výrobu dronů v Jelabuze, na které opakovaně útočí ukrajinské drony.
Mon, 21 September 2026
1 report- Anadolu Agency (AA)15:56
Pyongyang defends overseas labor as legitimate economic cooperation
Thu, 24 September 2026
1 report- Euronews11:40
Pyongyang, which supports Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, has helped staff and arm its forces. The UN says up to 25,000 North Koreans assemble drones in Russia, with most of their pay seized by Kim Jong-un's regime.
Mon, 28 September 2026
1 report- Vecernji list (Croatia)11:19
Studentske vize postale su način zaobilaženja sankcija: Sjevernokorejci rade i u ruskoj vojnoj industriji, a većinu njihove zarade preuzima Pjongjang
Sat, 10 October 2026
1 report- Anadolu Agency (AA)08:35
Pyongyang accuses Washington of weaponizing human rights to undermine its sovereignty, political system
Tue, 13 October 2026
1 report- Index.hr (Croatia)19:30
AMERIČKO Ministarstvo pravosuđa uhitilo je dvoje Amerikanaca optuženih za pomaganje sjevernokorejskim IT djelatnicima u lažnom zapošljavanju u američkim tvrtkama radi prikupljanja novca za Pjongjang.
Wed, 14 October 2026
2 reports- ČT24 (Czechia)01:22edited after publishing
Americké ministerstvo spravedlnosti oznámilo zatčení dvou Američanů podezřelých z toho, že pomáhali severokorejským pracovníkům v IT krást identity. Také se podle něj pokoušeli podvodně získávat zaměstnání v amerických firmách s cílem vydělávat peníze pro KLDR. Informovaly o tom agentury Reuters a AFP.
- Novinky (Czechia)04:00
Americké ministerstvo spravedlnosti v úterý oznámilo zatčení dvou Američanů podezřelých z toho, že pomáhali severokorejským pracovníkům v IT krást identity a podvodně získávat zaměstnání v amerických firmách s cílem vydělávat peníze pro KLDR. Informovaly o tom agentury Reuters a AFP.
Tue, 20 October 2026
4 reports- nknews.org04:18edited after publishing
A South Korean nonprofit organization has been fined over $5,000 for failing to protect the personal information of North Korean defectors, after an employee launched a balloon toward the DPRK that carried the data of 131 defectors. The state-run Personal Information Protection Commission (PIPC) imposed an administrative fine of 7.2 million won ($5,412) on the […]
- DW Top Stories11:30
A new report reveals the plight of North Korean workers at a drone factory in Russia. It also raised concerns that Pyongyang could gain hands-on knowledge of advanced weapons systems through the workers it sends there.
- DW Top Stories11:30
A new report reveals the plight of North Korean workers at a drone factory in Russia. It also raised concerns that Pyongyang could gain hands-on knowledge of advanced weapons systems through the workers it sends there.
- DW Top Stories11:30
A new report reveals the plight of North Korean workers at a drone factory in Russia. It also raised concerns that Pyongyang could gain hands-on knowledge of advanced weapons systems through the workers it sends there.
Wed, 21 October 2026
1 report- iRozhlas (Czechia)19:32
V ruských továrnách na drony pracuje až dvanáct tisíc dělníků ze Severní Koreji. Pchjongjang jim zabavuje až devadesát procent jejich mzdy a získává díky nim praktické znalosti o bezpilotních letounech. Informuje o tom nová zpráva Centra pro strategická a mezinárodní studia (CSIS) a Institutu George W. Bushe, podle které jsou tito pracovníci obětí „hrubého porušování lidských práv a obchodování s lidmi“.
Fri, 23 October 2026
1 report- South China Morning Post02:21
Australia said on Friday it had sanctioned two North Korean individuals and companies over the use of “fraudulent” IT workers and cybercrime to earn cash for the isolated nuclear-armed state. The two men are alleged to be key operators in Pyongyang’s cybercriminal activities overseas, estimated by analysts to bring in billions for the country’s weapons programme. “The North Korean entities and individuals sanctioned today facilitate North Korea’s use of fraudulent IT workers to raise revenue...
Wed, 28 October 2026
2 reports- The Hill16:06
The Treasury Department on Wednesday sanctioned 10 individuals and one entity involved in an alleged scheme to defraud American businesses to benefit the North Korean military. The department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned eight North Korean nationals and two Russian nationals, accusing them of facilitating a government-run information technology (IT) scheme to generate...
- Google News - Top Stories23:04
North Korean labour advertised online to Russian factories Financial Times Some North Korean workers sent to Russia are helping Ukraine war effort, report says NBC News North Koreans being recruited into forced labour in Russia, report says Al Jazeera Russia Uses North Korean Forced Labor to Sustain War Against Ukraine, Investigation Finds Kyiv Post Russia using online platform to illegally employ North Korean ‘students’ The Japan Times
Thu, 29 October 2026
10 reports- Japan Times00:01
Laborers posing as students are propping up Moscow's war in Ukraine while sending cash back to Pyongyang, skirting sanctions, a probe has found.
- Google News - Top Stories01:42
Moscow, Pyongyang back network sending workers to Russian factories, report says Reuters See more headlines & perspectives on Google News
- Index.hr (Croatia)05:27
RUSKA mreža posrednika koju financira Pjongjang slala je Sjevernokorejce na rad u ruske tvornice koje proizvode robu koju Moskva koristi u ratu protiv Ukrajine.
- tportal (Croatia)05:32
Ruska mreža posrednika koje sponzorira Pjongjang odvodila je Sjevernokorejce na rad u Rusiju u tvornice koje proizvode predmete koje Moskva koristi u ratu u Ukrajini, izlažući ih neljudskim uvjetima i kršeći sankcije UN-a, izvijestila je skupina za ljudska prava
- RMF24 (Poland)05:36
Rosyjskie firmy zamawiają pracowników w Korei Północnej. „Nie uciekną”
- Channel News Asia06:03
The neighbours have boosted military and political ties dramatically since pledging renewed cooperation at a 2023 summit of their leaders.
- 24sata (Croatia)06:29
Kako bi zaobišli UN-a, sjevernokorejski radnici ulaze u Rusiju sa studentskim vizama, navodno radi upisa na visokoškolske ustanove.. Zatim ih se ustupa ruskim poslodavcima, a posrednici za radnika naplaćuju proviziju
- ABC News (Australia)06:43
Russian brokers are advertising North Korean workers to companies as part of a forced labour program being used to fund Pyongyang's ballistic missile program, a new report has alleged.
- Kyiv Post (Ukraine)06:59
A new investigation by The Hague-based Global Rights Compliance (GRC) has exposed a Russian recruitment network that places North Korean workers in factories supporting Moscow’s war against Ukraine, circumventing UN sanctions through student visas. Investigators documented coercive working conditions, the involvement of North Korean officials and the diversion of workers’ earnings to Pyongyang. The findings reveal how Russia’s war economy and North Korea’s weapons financing have become...
- Al Jazeera English08:58
Russian broker network recruiting North Korean labourers using student visas, Global Rights Compliance report says.
Thu, 5 November 2026
1 report- DW Top Stories11:14
North Korea's UN mission has lashed out at the European Union over a draft UN resolution. Pyongyang has said the West does not have a monopoly on human rights.