FIFA admits North Koreans helped build World Cup venue

Zurich (AFP) – Football’s world governing body FIFA said Friday it had evidence that North Korean workers had been employed on 2018 World Cup venue construction in Russia. A FIFA inspection tour to Saint Petersburg in November uncovered information that workers from the Stalinist state were engaged on stadium construction, it said. “During an inspection visit last November, the monitoring team found evidence suggesting the presence of North Korean workers,” FIFA said in a statement. “It then engaged in efforts to gain additional information on their labour and living conditions acknowledging the potential issues involving workers from this country.” The

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