150 North Korean laborers remained in the middle eastern state of Qatar as of the end of June, according to the country's latest UN Security Council (UNSC) sanctions implementation report uploaded on the 1718 Committee website on Tuesday.
North Korea exports workers overseas in order to generate foreign currency for the government back home and the UNSC has repeatedly expressed its concern that such revenues are being used to support the country's nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
150 North Korean laborers remained in the middle eastern state of Qatar as of the end of June, according to the country's latest UN Security Council (UNSC) sanctions implementation report uploaded on the 1718 Committee website on Tuesday.
North Korea exports workers overseas in order to generate foreign currency for the government back home and the UNSC has repeatedly expressed its concern that such revenues are being used to support the country's nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
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