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24 Apr 2017

Author:
The Moscow Times (Russia)

North Korean slaves allegedly building key Russian World Cup stadium

Two Russian construction companies are reportedly using North Korean slave labor to prepare the city of St. Petersburg for the 2018 World Cup. Exactly 110 North Korean forced laborers have worked on the Zenit Arena stadium in St. Petersburg, according to a report by Norwegian football magazine Josimar. The laborers, who work for the St. Petersburg-based Seven Suns and Dalpiterstroy companies, work seven days a week, live in inhumane conditions and sleep in shipping containers. One of the workers was even found dead in a shipping container not far from the construction site, according to Josimar...Normally, 90 percent of their pay is automatically seized by the government in Pyongyang, and the laborers work under constant surveillance.