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| Subject: North Korea must stop 'predatory' forced labour: HRW Thu Oct 08, 2015 10:57 pm | |
| Human Rights Watch on Thursday urged North Korea to end forced labour, accusing the reclusive regime of "predatory exploitation" as it prepares to mark the 70th anniversary of the ruling Workers' Party with a lavish celebration.
The rights watchdog accused Pyongyang of coercing citizens to work for free in order to control its people, sustain its economy and maintain power.
"There couldn't be a clearer contrast between the fiction of a North Korean proletarian paradise and the reality of the government's system that forces people to work for free to build its economy," HRW's Asia deputy director Phil Robertson said.
"If Pyongyang wants to really celebrate its founding party, it should stop its predatory exploitation of its people's labour."
North Korea will celebrate the anniversary of the founding of the ruling Workers' Party on Saturday with a massive military parade expected to show off its military might and feature concerts, performances and exhibitions.
https://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/29757961/north-korea-must-stop-predatory-forced-labour-hrw/ |
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