(American Military News)
North Korean authorities have ordered migrant workers living in Russia to hand over an additional U.S. $100 of their salaries each month as the Kim Jong Un regime struggles to secure foreign currency amid crushing international sanctions over its nuclear weapons program, according to sources.
A source in Vladivostok, near Russia’s border with North Korea, told RFA’s Korean Service that the directive had led to frustration among North Koreans residing in the city, who tend to work in construction and say that job opportunities in the sector are increasingly limited.
“North Korean authorities recently increased the amount of money that [North Korean] workers in Russia have to provide to the state,” said the source, who spoke to RFA last week on condition of anonymity. Read more