19:28 10 July 2013
S. Korean court orders Japanese firm to compensate for wartime labor
SEOUL, July 10, Kyodo
The Seoul High Court on Wednesday ordered a Japanese steelmaker to pay compensation to four South Koreans who were forced to work at the firm's steel mill in Japan during Japan's colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula.
In a victory for the plaintiffs, the court ordered Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. to pay 400 million won (around $352,000). The amount is equal to that sought by the four former forced laborers, one of whom is 90 years old.
In his ruling, Judge Yoon Seong Keun said the company committed "crimes against humanity" by joining hands with the Japanese government to mobilize forced labor for the sake of pursuing a war of aggression and "illegal" colonization of the Korean Peninsula.
In a victory for the plaintiffs, the court ordered Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp. to pay 400 million won (around $352,000). The amount is equal to that sought by the four former forced laborers, one of whom is 90 years old.
In his ruling, Judge Yoon Seong Keun said the company committed "crimes against humanity" by joining hands with the Japanese government to mobilize forced labor for the sake of pursuing a war of aggression and "illegal" colonization of the Korean Peninsula.
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