A report says a fleet of Chinese distant-water fishing vessels used North Korean crews in violation of U.N. bans and many were apparently subjected to abuses including being trapped at sea for years

Thousands of miles from home, North Koreans work on Chinese tuna longliners in the Indian Ocean for pay that goes to their leader, a new study says.

OpenAI banned accounts from China and North Korea for using AI to manipulate social media and conduct surveillance.

A group of Chinese tuna fishing vessels operating in the Indian Ocean reportedly used North Koreans as crew between 2019 and 2024, in violation of UN sanctions, according to a new report.London-based group the Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF) in its new investigation has said that many people were subjected to abuses including being trapped at sea for years on Chinese vessels involved in illegal fishing

A recent report has uncovered a shocking violation of international law. Between 2019 and 2024, Chinese fishing vessels used North Korean workers, breaking strict United Nations (UN) sanctions. These workers were forced to stay at sea for years,

North Korean workers have been forced to work on Chinese fishing vessels for years on-end, facing verbal and physical abuse as well as harsh conditions.

North Korean workers face forced labor aboard Chinese tuna longliners operating in the Indian Ocean to generate foreign revenue, potentially in breach of U.N. sanctions, a recent nongovernmental organization report showed Monday.