USEUROPEAFRICAASIA 中文双语Français
Home / World

IN BRIEF (Page 11)

China Daily | Updated: 2018-10-31 08:04

South Korea

Firm ordered to pay for forced labor

South Korea's highest court on Tuesday ordered a Japanese company to provide compensation for victims'of forced labor during World War II. The Supreme Court, attended by all 13 judges, ordered Nippon Steel & Sumitomo Metal Corp to pay 100 million won ($87,740) per plaintiff in compensation. Four South Korean victims of wartime forced labor under the 1910-45 Japanese colonial rule filed a damages lawsuit against the steelmaker in February 2005. One of the victims passed away in 2014. The victims were forced into labor for the steel-maker in 1941-43 during the Pacific War.

IN BRIEF (Page 11)

Today's Top News

Editor's picks

Most Viewed

Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US