North Korea is sending fishermen and laborers to work on ships in Uruguay, according to a report from Greg Scarlatoiu at HRNK.

The report it is the first confirmation of North Korean workers being sent to work in South America.

The laborers travel to the country’s capital via Beijing and Paris. One local company called Grupo Christophersen Organizacion Maritima supposedly handles the DPRK workers from there, though Scarlatoiu adds the company’s involvement has not been independently confirmed.

“Faced with intense scrutiny, the North Korean regime appears to be exploring industries and geographic areas where the workers are ‘conveniently’ out of