Shipbuilder ordered to compensate ex-workers with lung disease

YOKOSUKA, Japan - Lawyers speak to supporters after the Yokohama District Court ordered Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd. on Oct. 30 to pay a total of 210 million yen in damages to former employees who say they contracted pneumoconiosis by working at its shipyards. It is the first ruling on a case involving lung disease linked to employment at a shipyard, according to the plaintiffs' lawyers. (Kyodo)

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