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North Koreans Forced Into Decade-Long Labor on Chinese Fishing Vessels, Report Finds

Chinese fishing vessels employed North Korean crews from 2019 to 2024, violating U.N. Sanctions, as reported by the Environmental Justice Foundation.
The report details severe abuses faced by North Koreans, who were trapped at sea for years without ever stepping on land or having access to mobile phones.
The use of North Korean labor on these ships breaches a 2017 U.N. Security Council resolution prohibiting work permits for North Koreans, according to the Environmental Justice Foundation.
China is suspected of not fully enforcing U.N. Sanctions and has vetoed efforts to tighten them despite North Korea's banned weapons tests.

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Military.com

Chinese Fishing Vessels Used North Korean Crews in Breach of UN Bans, a Report Says

A fleet of Chinese fishing vessels used North Korean crews between 2019 and 2024 in violation of U.N. bans, and many people were apparently subjected to abuses including being trapped at sea for years, a report said.

7 days ago·San Francisco, United States

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NBC News

Chinese fishing vessels used North Korean crews in breach of U.N. bans, report says

A fleet of Chinese fishing vessels used North Korean crews from 2019 to 2024 in violation of U.N. bans, and many people were apparently subjected to abuses including being trapped at sea for years, a report said.

7 days ago·United States

North Koreans endure years of forced labour on Chinese ships: report

North Korea has long made a fortune from an army of citizens it sends abroad to work, mostly in neighbouring China and Russia.

7 days ago·India

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ABC Australia

Chinese fishing boats used North Korean crews despite UN ban, report says

The use of North Korean crew members would be a breach of 2017 UN Security Council resolutions that required member states not to issue work permits to North Koreans.

7 days ago·Australia

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Radio France Internationale

North Korean sailors forced to work on Chinese fishing vessels, denounces NGO

North Korea makes widespread use of forced labour by its citizens on Chinese ships, accuses the foundation for environmental justice, in a report released this Monday, February 24. Some North Koreans on board have been forced to work for up to ten years at sea, sometimes without ever setting foot on land. In 2023, the United States, South Korea and Japan were already denouncing the use by North Korea of illegal workers abroad.

8 days ago·Paris, France

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