Mining firms agree to pay 3.01 bil. yen to black-lung victims

Mining firms agree to pay 3.01 bil. yen to black-lung victims

NAGASAKI, Japan - Mitsui Matsushima Co. and affiliate Matsushima Coal Mining Co. and 264 victims of pneumoconiosis and their relatives sign an agreement in a ceremony at a Nagasaki hotel on March 20 to settle their legal battle. The plaintiffs had demanded damages for their sufferings that resulted from labor at the colliery run by the two companies. (Kyodo)

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