U.S. President Barack Obama declared an executive order (E.O.) on Wednesday in line with the recently adopted UN Security Council Resolution 2270 and U.S. legislation, including the North Korea Sanctions and Policy Enhancement Act of 2016 (H.R. 757).

The executive order released by the White House features sanctions against U.S.-related persons and organizations dealing with North Korean authorities’ activities, including overseas labor exportation projects.

“All property and interests in property … are blocked and may not be transferred, paid, exported, withdrawn or otherwise dealt in, to have engaged in, facilitated, or been responsible for the exportation of workers from