State ordered to pay damages to tunnel workers

State ordered to pay damages to tunnel workers

SENDAI, Japan - Plaintiffs arrive at the Sendai District Court to attend a court hearing on their damages suit on Oct. 12. The court later ordered the state to pay 270.6 million yen in compensatory damages to former tunnel construction workers and families of deceased workers for pneumoconiosis contracted on state-backed projects.

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