Koreans forced to work for Japan firms to launch class action suit

Koreans forced to work for Japan firms to launch class action suit

The head of a group of Koreans forced to work for Japanese companies during the Japanese rule of the Korean Peninsula in World War II tells the press in Seoul on Feb. 24, 2015, that over 1,400 people will join a class action lawsuit against the firms for indemnification. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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