https:// en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_trafficking_in_North_Korea
efugees of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK or North Korea) are a source for trafficking in persons, specifically forced labor and forced prostitution in several countries.
The North Korean government does not fully comply with the minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking and is not making significant efforts to do so. The government has explicitly denied that human trafficking is a problem.