Labor scheme bolsters Moscow's war economy and Pyongyang's missile developments North Korean workers at KPP Ruskon, Moscow Oblast, in an image posted to Vladimir Sokolov’s social media account. (Photo and caption provided by Global Law Compliance) HAMBURG, Germany -- A Moscow businessman is supplying North Korean workers disguised as students to Russian companies via an online platform in a state-backed forced labor program, according to a Global Rights Compliance report released Thursday.