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Top Court Orders Japanese Firm to Compensate Wartime Forced Labor Victim’s Family

Top Court Orders Japanese Firm to Compensate Wartime Forced Labor Victim’s Family

SEOUL, Jan. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The Supreme Court has finalized a ruling that ordered a Japanese construction company to pay 100 million won (US$69,500) in compensation to the family of a South Korean victim of Tokyo’s wartime forced labor. The family filed a compensation suit against the firm, Kumagai Gumi, in April 2019, claiming [...]

South Korean Court Orders Mitsubishi to Compensate 107-Year-Old Wartime Forced Labor Victim

South Korean Court Orders Mitsubishi to Compensate 107-Year-Old Wartime Forced Labor Victim

SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) —  A South Korean appeals court has ruled in favor of a 107-year-old victim of Japan’s wartime forced labor, ordering Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to pay compensation nearly 80 years after the abuse occurred. The civil appeals division of the Seoul Central District Court overturned a 2022 lower court decision that had [...]