不二越の敗訴確定　韓国最高裁が上告棄却―元挺身隊員訴訟

　【ソウル時事】韓国の元挺身（ていしん）隊員らが戦時中に工場で過酷な労働を強いられたとして、大手工作機械メーカーの不二越（本社・東京）を相手取り損害賠償を求めた３件の訴訟で、韓国最高裁は２５日、いずれも不二越側の上告を棄却した。これによって、原告１人当たり８０００万～１億ウォン（約８８０万～１１００万円）、計２１億ウォン（約２億３０００万円）の賠償金支払いを命じる判決が確定した。
　不二越を巡る判決確定は初めて。元徴用工関連の訴訟で、日本企業の敗訴確定は今回で計１２件となった。日本政府は、１９６５年の日韓請求権協定で問題は解決済みとの立場。（2024/01/25-12:10）

South Korea's Supreme Court dismissed appeals Thursday by Nachi-Fujikoshi Corp. against lower court rulings that ordered the Tokyo-based machine tool maker to pay compensation for wartime labor.
   The rulings thus became final in the three damages lawsuits, filed mainly by former laborers who claimed to have been forced to work for Nachi-Fujikoshi during World War II.
   The top court ordered Nachi-Fujikoshi to pay 80 million-100 million won in compensation per plaintiff, totaling 2.1 billion won, or 230 million yen.
   Nachi-Fujikoshi received South Korean final rulings against the company on the wartime labor issue for the first time. The top court decision also raised the number of final rulings against Japanese companies over the issue to 12.
   The Japanese government's position is that the issue was resolved by its 1965 agreement on property and claims with South Korea.