MOSCOW (Reuters) - North Korea has petitioned the Russian parliament to help 3,500 migrant workers from the isolated Asian country stay in Russia despite new U.N. sanctions, the Interfax news agency reported on Friday, citing a Russian lawmaker.
Tougher sanctions on North Korea, imposed by the United Nations Security Council over Pyongyang's ballistic missile and nuclear programmes on Sept. 11, banned countries from providing new work permits for North Korean nationals, but allowed existing workers to remain.
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