US EditionNorth 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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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.
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.
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.
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