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News Russian farm celebrates North Korean female workers with concertFootage shows DPRK officials, workers enjoying corporate events in Russia, in latest evidence of illicit hiring schemes
A large Russian farm celebrated its female North Korean workers by throwing a concert, releasing a video of dozens of DPRK laborers likely employed at the facility in violation of U.N. sanctions. The Agro-Invest agricultural complex, based in Russia’s Kaluga region southwest of Moscow, held a tree-planting procession and a concert “with the participation of workers from the DPRK,” according to a social media post and video footage released by partner company Eco-Culture on Saturday. “The event aimed not only to improve the area, but also to strengthen teamwork,” the post read. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. |