According to an article from CNN, in 1996 when Rim Il arrived in Kuwait with the hope of earning some money to send back home to his family. This was during a time of great famine in North Korea, and he was being promised bread, eggs, beef, and even milk. Along with this he was expecting to make $120 per month which he would in turn send home to his family. However he never actually received any pay, and most other workers like him never do. It turns our that North Korea has workers abroad which they steal wages from. These workers will almost always have 18+ hour work days, never actually receive compensation, and are treated generally like modern day slaves. This is an issue that a North Korea human rights group (based in South Korea of course) is trying to fight against and get help for the workers.
By Dean Hamrick
http://www.cnn.com/2015/05/15/asia/north-korean-foreign-workers/index.html
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