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Furniture firm Ikea will reportedly pay kroners 70M ($6.M) as reparations to political prisoners of the erstwhile German Democratic Republic, or East Germany, whom it used as forced labor in the 1970s-80s. Ikea's exploitation was revealed in 2012 by the Svt television network.

Le Monde.fr

Agenzia Nova

The Swedish company has reportedly handed over a declaration of intent in this regard to Evelyn Zupke, the German government commissioner handling affairs related to injustices in former East Germany. The German parliament will soon vote on the establishment of the fund.

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IKEA to Compensate East German Prisoners With €6M For Forced Labor

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