Economics
North Korean Workers Abroad Under Scrutiny by U.S., Allies at UN
- UN members asked whether they’re complying with sanctions
- South Korea estimates 50,000 North Korean work abroad
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The U.S. and its allies called on United Nations members to reveal whether they’re complying with UN-imposed sanctions requiring the repatriation of North Korean workers, part of an effort to squeeze Pyongyang of much-needed foreign currency inflows.
As part of a series of resolutions passed in 2017, UN member states were required to send back all North Korean laborers by Sunday, yet some countries have failed to provide an interim report on whether they’re meeting those obligations, the U.S. and more than 20 allies including Germany, U.K. and Japan wrote in a letter to the president of the General Assembly. They urged all members to provide final reports by March 22.