Thousands of low-wage North Korean workers have found employment in Russia in recent years despite strict U.N. sanctions that forbid them from earning money overseas building homes in the Far East, working at ecommerce warehouses and more.

Now, an NK Pro investigation has uncovered new details about a Moscow-based organization that facilitates the labor export scheme, enabling Russian companies to hire North Koreans disguised as students to maintain the appearance of sanctions compliance.

Labor procurement documents produced by the Interstate Migration Center (MMC) and seen by NK Pro show that the entity is central