On Thursday, the US State Department declared North Korea amongst one of the "worst human trafficking nation" for the 16th time in a row intending to the use of forced labour.
As per the Information provided by the Yonhap news agency, the '2018 Trafficking in Persons Report' has counted North Korea in the Tier 3 category, which ranks the lowest also counting along China, Russia and Iran.
Sources have reported, "The government (of North Korea) does not fully meet the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so. It used proceeds from state-sponsored forced labour to fund government functions as well as other illicit activity. It did not screen for or protect potential trafficking victims when they were forcibly repatriated from China or other countries.North  Korean government continued to use forced labour in prison camps and labour training centres." the reports also informed that North Korea has encouraged forced labours of students and exported forced labour to foreign organisations.
Talking about the reports, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo asserted, "We see the tragic examples of forced labour in North Korea as well. An untold number of North Korean citizens are subjected to forced labour overseas by their own government, in many cases with the tacit approval of host governments."
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