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Lead] Yang Geum-deok, who led the ruling on compensation for forced labor, said that the plan for a Korean company to pay compensation instead of a Japanese company is no different from accepting benevolent money.

The government plans to hold an open forum soon to find a solution to forced labor, but labor is expected.



This is reporter Kim Ah-young.



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Today (the 3rd), I met Grandmother Yang Geum-deok, a victim of forced labor, at her home.



A month ago, she received an award from a civic group after being prevented from receiving the National Medal of Honor by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' brake.



[Yang Geum-deok/Victim of forced conscription: ((Not Yang Geum-deok) It says Yang Gwan-sun? Yang Gwan-sun?) There was a name called Yu Gwan-sun.

I'm smart, my last name is Yang.

That's why I'm called Yang Gwan-soon.]



In 2018, Grandmother Yang Geum-deok made a final judgment for compulsory mobilization against Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, a war criminal company, but she has not been fulfilled so far.



Her grandmother's position was simple.



That she should make amends on the wrong side.



[Yang Geum-deok/Victim of forced conscription: The wrong people should give it to us. Why do we give it in Korea?

Even if they give it to them directly, they treat it as if they were kind in Korea, and I hate that kind of money.]



POSCO, which contributed 6 billion won to the Victim Support Foundation under the Ministry of Public Administration and Security, is currently reviewing whether to pay an additional 4 billion won.



For these reasons, the victim side believes that paying back with money from Korean companies through the support foundation is likely.



The Ministry of Foreign Affairs emphasizes the need for Japan's sincere response, but Japan is reluctant.



It is known that a discussion to find a solution will be held before the Lunar New Year.



[Yang Geum-deok/Victim of forced conscription: I don't starve to death no matter how much I don't have it, and it's justified to receive some apology.

I have to apologize myself, and I will not accept it even if I die soon.]



Grandma Yang Keum-deok, who started a lawsuit against the Japanese government in 1992, has always demanded an apology from Japan.



She is in her 32nd year this year.



(Video coverage: Shin Dong-hwan, Editing: Lee Seung-yeol)