N. Korean Workers Called 'Slaves' at Russian Drone Plant — SkimNews
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- North Korean workers at a drone factory in Russia are being treated as 'slaves,' according to a new report
- The report warns that North Korea could gain hands-on knowledge of advanced weapons systems through the workers it deploys to Russian facilities
Why it matters: North Korea's labor deployment program appears to serve a dual purpose for Pyongyang — covert access to advanced drone manufacturing know-how — while the workers themselves endure abusive conditions, creating both a documented humanitarian concern and an undeclared weapons-proliferation channel tied directly to Russia's defense industry.
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