6 Vietnamese sue Toyota subcontractor over working conditions

6 Vietnamese sue Toyota subcontractor over working conditions

NAGOYA, Japan - A Vietnamese woman sobs at a news conference in Nagoya on March 27 after she and five other Vietnamese trainees filed a lawsuit claiming that a Toyota Motor Corp. subcontractor and others violated their human rights were violated in many ways while working as so-called trainees from 2003 and part of their wages remain unpaid. The plaintiffs' lawyers said the six, who came to Japan under a Japanese government-sponsored training program, hope to let the Japanese public know the reality of the labor conditions they experienced by filing the suit with the Nagoya District Court.

Nagano court dismisses damages suit over Chinese forced laborers

Nagano court dismisses damages suit over Chinese forced laborers

NAGANO, Japan - Cang Xinshu (center in front row) and six other plaintiffs walk to the Nagano District Court to hear court ruling on their damages suit on March 10. The court later dismissed the suit in which they had demanded that the state pay 40 million yen in compensation. Presiding Judge Jiro Tsuji took the unusual step of offering a personal observation, ''Preceding generations did some terrible things, and I wish I could offer (the plaintiffs) some relief.''

6 Vietnamese sue Toyota subcontractor over working conditions

6 Vietnamese sue Toyota subcontractor over working conditions

NAGOYA, Japan - A Vietnamese woman sobs at a news conference in Nagoya on March 27 after she and five other Vietnamese trainees filed a lawsuit claiming that a Toyota Motor Corp. subcontractor and others violated their human rights were violated in many ways while working as so-called trainees from 2003 and part of their wages remain unpaid. The plaintiffs' lawyers said the six, who came to Japan under a Japanese government-sponsored training program, hope to let the Japanese public know the reality of the labor conditions they experienced by filing the suit with the Nagoya District Court. (Kyodo)

Nagano court dismisses damages suit over Chinese forced laborers

Nagano court dismisses damages suit over Chinese forced laborers

NAGANO, Japan - Cang Xinshu (center in front row) and six other plaintiffs walk to the Nagano District Court to hear court ruling on their damages suit on March 10. The court later dismissed the suit in which they had demanded that the state pay 40 million yen in compensation. Presiding Judge Jiro Tsuji took the unusual step of offering a personal observation, ''Preceding generations did some terrible things, and I wish I could offer (the plaintiffs) some relief.'' (Kyodo)