North Koreans in Russia Work ‘Basically in the Situation of Slaves’ North Korea, desperate for foreign currency, has sent tens of thousands of its citizens to Russia, where they are welcomed as “fast, cheap and reliable” laborers. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Angered by 9/11 Victims Law, Saudis Rethink U.S. AllianceAmerican Airstrike Killed Afghan Civilians, U.N. SaysMahmoud Abbas to Attend Shimon Peres Funeral, but Thaw With Israel Is UnlikelyTrade Ban to Protect Pangolins: Enough to Save Them?For Veterans of the Cold War, a Hostile Russia Feels FamiliarJoseph Harmatz, Who Led Jewish Plot to Kill Germans After World War II, Dies at 91