Report alleges 12,000 North Koreans work under slave-like conditions at a Russian drone factory
A report by CSIS and the George W. Bush Institute alleges that up to 12,000 North Korean citizens at the Alabuga complex in Yelabuga (Tatarstan, Russia) are victims of human trafficking and forced labor in drone manufacturing. According to the document, North Korea retains up to 90% of their wages through a state-to-state agreement, in violation of UN Resolution 2397. The report links the plant to production of Iranian-designed Shahed drones and Geran variants, with Chinese components.
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- Up to 12,000 North Koreans work at the Alabuga complex under what the report calls forced labor and human trafficking
- North Korea keeps up to 90% of the wages of its workers sent to the plant, according to the document
- Russia produces more than 5,500 drones a month at Alabuga, with dual-use components from China and Iranian design
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