We are pleased to see GRC’s research, A Day in the Life of a DPRK State-Imposed Labourer in St. Petersburg, Russia, cited in the Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team’s (MSMT) new report on DPRK overseas forced labour.
New findings from MSMT corroborate GRC’s reporting that the DPRK’s exploitation of its own citizens’ labour is state-sponsored. MSMT estimates that 35,600–101,280 North Korean workers continue to be deployed abroad, generating up to US$800 million in 2025, despite the UN-mandated 2019 repatriation deadline.
With at least 17 countries suspected of continuing to host these workers, the findings highlight the urgent need to end the international practices that enable and profit from this system of forced labour.
The MSMT is a multilateral mechanism established in October 2024 to monitor and report on violations and evasions of UN sanctions relating to the DPRK. It is composed of 11 participating states: Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, the Republic of Korea, the United Kingdom and the United States.
Read the MSMT report: https://msmt.info/Publications/detail/MSMT%20Report/4232
Read GRC’s report, A Day in the Life of a DPRK State-Imposed Labourer in St. Petersburg, Russia: https://globalrightscompliance.org/new-report-reveals-testimonies-of-north-koreans-exploited-across-russia-in-100000-strong-global-state-sponsored-forced-labour-programme/