South Korean students are taking legal action against their government, seeking £12,000 each after their college admission exams ended 90 seconds early. Japan protests a South Korean Supreme Court ruling on forced labor compensation. The South Korean Supreme Court has ordered Japanese companies to compensate wartime forced laborers, sparking protests from Tokyo. The court upheld rulings ordering two Japanese companies to compensate South Koreans forced to work during Japan's 1910-1945 occupation. Former domestic workers in Asia face challenges after returning home, including physical injury, psychological trauma, and difficulty finding employment. The court also ordered Mitsubishi and Nippon Steel to compensate the families of Korean forced laborers during Japan's colonial rule. South Korea's push to improve ties with Japan faced backlash from some forced labor victims demanding direct compensation from Japanese companies.
South Korea’s push to improve ties with Japan drew strong backlash from some forced labor victims, who have demanded direct compensation from Japanese companies https://t.co/yQqHLFUStz
South Korea's top court upholds wartime labor damages order for Japan firms https://t.co/m9XW2a4u9Y
South Korea’s top court ordered Mitsubishi and Nippon Steel to compensate the families of Korean forced laborers during Japan’s colonial rule https://t.co/yQqHLFUStz
After years working as “maids” abroad, many former domestic workers in Asia face fresh challenges after returning home—from physical injury to psychological trauma to difficulty finding employment https://t.co/gAnbp59ben
Japan protests South Korean Supreme Court ruling on forced labour compensation https://t.co/bop6NVrfUS https://t.co/XupSE711oE
South Korea's Supreme Court upheld rulings ordering two Japanese companies to compensate South Koreans who were forced to work under Japan's 1910-1945 occupation, a decision that immediately sparked a protest by Tokyo https://t.co/5XdunMTMme
South Korea’s top court orders Japanese companies to compensate wartime forced laborers https://t.co/yQqHLFUStz
South Korean students launch legal action against their government for £12,000 each after their college admission exams are ended 90 seconds early https://t.co/hotm9CwwNE https://t.co/AwVJYFqEvJ