GENEVA, July 16 — The UN warned today of a deeply institutionalised system of forced labour in North Korea, which in some cases could amount to the crime against humanity of...
The UN warned today of a deeply institutionalised system of forced labour in North Korea , which in some cases could amount to the crime against humanity of enslavement. ― Reuters file picGENEVA, July 16 — The UN warned today of a deeply institutionalised system of forced labour in North Korea , which in some cases could amount to the crime against humanity of enslavement.
“These people are forced to work in intolerable conditions — often in dangerous sectors with the absence of pay, free choice, ability to leave, protection, medical care, time off, food and shelter,” he said. “If we didn’t meet the daily quota, we were beaten and our food was cut,” said one victim cited in the report.The latest allegations follow a landmark report published by a UN team of investigators a decade ago which documented forced labour among other rampant rights abuses such as deliberate starvation, rape and torture in North Korea.
Such projects can last for months and even years, during which time workers must live on site and receive little or no remuneration, it found.
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