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Moscow agency advertises team of 40 North Korean women for hire for $6 an hour

The workers are offered for restaurant, factory and farm jobs under an arrangement that keeps them together and raises concerns over sanctions evasion.

2026.8.13

Caption: 입장 밝히는 일본제철 강제동원 피해자 고 민문식 씨 가족 (서울=연합뉴스) 김주형 기자 = 일본제철 강제동원 피해자 고 민문식 씨의 가족과 변호인이 12일 서울 서초구 대법원에서 열린 일본제철 강제동원 손해배상 청구소송 상고심 선고를 마치고 나와 입장을 밝히고 있다. 2026.8.12 kjhpress@yna.co.kr/2026-08-12 11:06:56/

Supreme Court orders Nippon Steel to pay forced labor victim's family

Korea's Supreme Court ordered Nippon Steel to pay $56,600 to the family of a victim forcibly mobilized during Japan's colonial rule.

2026.8.12

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Korea faces 12.5% U.S. forced labor tariff under new trade action

The Trump administration finalized new forced labor tariffs on 60 economies, placing Korea under a 12.5 percent rate effective Friday.

2026.7.24

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Unesco panel urges Japan to better reflect forced Korean labor at Sado Mine

A Unesco committee told Japan to more fully present the Sado Island Gold Mines’ history, including using Koreans for forced labor during colonial rule.

2026.7.23

U.S. forced labor tariff on Korea 'neither appropriate nor necessary': Seoul official

A Korean trade official told U.S. regulators that proposed forced labor tariffs are unnecessary and said Seoul deserves more favorable treatment if Washington proceeds.

2026.7.10

Overfishing, secret signals and crew abuse: Report by British group details violations aboard Chinese vessels

A British watchdog says China’s distant-water squid vessels underreport catches, overfish, harm protected species and subject migrant crews to severe abuse.

2026.6.9

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer speaks with reporters at the White House in Washington, DC on April 2. [REUTERS/YONHAP]

USTR proposes new 12.5% tariffs on Korea, 53 others for failing to prevent imports made with forced labor

The USTR proposed new tariffs on Korean and 53 other economies for failing to prevent imports made with forced labor, potentially imposing up to 12.5 percent tariffs amid ongoing investigations.

2026.6.3

Old buildings are seen near the entrance road leading into the Sado mine tunnels on Sado Island in Niigata Prefecture, Japan, where the Korean government held a memorial ceremony on Nov. 21 for victims of forced labor mobilized during Japan’s colonial rule. [YONHAP]

Korea urges Japan to fulfill its pledge on Unesco-listed forced labor site

Korea urged Japan on Monday to follow through on its pledge to fully reflect the history of a Unesco-listed heritage site linked to wartime forced labor.

2025.12.16

Representatives of a civic group, a plaintiff and a legal advocate hold a press conference after the Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling ordering a Japanese company to pay compensation to the family of a victim of Japan’s wartime forced labor, on Dec. 11. [THE CENTER FOR HISTORICAL TRUTH AND JUSTICE]

Japan protests Supreme Court ruling in partial favor of wartime forced labor victims

Tokyo protested a Korean Supreme Court ruling that ordered a Japanese company to compensate a victim of wartime forced labor, reiterating its view that the issue has already been settled and should be resolved through a third-party payment.

2025.12.12

The Supreme Court in southern Seoul [NEWS1]

Top court upholds ruling ordering Nippon Steel to compensate family of late wartime forced laborer

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a lower court ruling ordering Nippon Steel to pay compensation to the family of a late Korean forced into wartime labor during Japan's 1910-1945 colonial rule.

2025.12.11