WWII forced labour victims lash out at South Korea's 'dirty money' plan

Protesters in South Korea denouncing plans to compensate victims of Japan's forced wartime labour, at the National Assembly in Seoul, on March 7. - AFP

SEOUL, March 7, 2023 (AFP): South Koreans who were forced to work for Japanese companies during World War II on Tuesday denounced Seoul's new plan to compensate them and end a historic dispute with Tokyo as "dirty money".

Seoul announced plans Monday to pay the victims with money taken from South Korean companies that benefited from a 1965 reparations deal, in a bid to break the "vicious cycle" in its relations with Tokyo.