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And with the funds obtained from Japan, the Korean government concentratedly invested in the establishment of factories in the agricultural field, infrastructure, steelworks, etc., and the expansion of the backbone network such as railways and shipping. ..
In addition, the South Korean government provided a total of 2,565,600,000 won as a conscription for the confirmed conscription and damage to the recruitment (8552 people), and at the same time, during the Japanese Empire era (* Translator's note: Japanese Empire's peninsula rule era, 1910- In the name of property rights compensation (1945), a total of 6,622 million won was paid to 74,967 people.
For the damage caused by conscription and recruitment, compensation of about 300,000 won per person was provided at the face value of the monetary value at that time. The 300,000 won at that time is said to be about 10 million won or more, calculated based on the current monetary value.
There are many criticisms today that the South Korean government at that time did not use all the funds obtained from Japan for damage compensation and invested a considerable part in the industrial development of the national former. However, if all of that money was used only for damage compensation at that time, it is highly possible that South Korea today remained at the economic level of Southeast Asia or lower.
It is easy to blame the past from today's perspective and values.
In 2008, the "Act on Support for Forced Mobilization Victims after the Pacific War" came into effect, and the second government compensation was started. 20 million won (per victim) was paid to the bereaved families of those who died or went missing due to conscription and recruitment, and up to 20 million won was paid to those who were injured.
Survivors who were drafted and recruited abroad and later returned to South Korea were provided with medical assistance along with a severance pay of 5 million won. This is the second formal compensation of the Korean government for recruitment and recruitment.
After that, in 2013, a member of the Diet of the innovative political party "Democratic Party" proposed the "Special Law Concerning Investigation of Forced Mobilization Damage during the Conflict with Japan and Support for Victims of Forced Mobilization Overseas". In 2015, a member of parliament of the conservative political party "Saenuri Party" planned a special law whose main content was compensation for damage caused by the Great Kanto Earthquake.
In addition, a special law that requires a member of the Saenuri Party, who was the ruling party at the time, to pay a lump sum of 100 million won as compensation and 1 million won as monthly living expenses to the bereaved families of victims of conscription and recruitment in 2015. Public hearings on the enactment were also held.
In 2017, a member of parliament of the "National Party" proposed the "Act on the Establishment and Operation of the Victim Support Foundation for Forced Mobilization of the Japanese Emperor," which includes compensation for recruiters on Gunkanjima.
Regarding the second compensation by the former government of South Korea based on the 2008 "Act on Support for Forced Mobilization Victims after the Pacific War", a court proceeding over the facts regarding the recruitment and whether or not it is eligible for consolation money has been filed. One after another.
And the court said, "Even if there is no objective evidence to prove the damage caused by the recruitment, the severance pay must be paid." And, "Children who were adopted after the death of the employee must also be recognized as survivors and must be paid a severance pay."
In addition, there was a fraudulent case in which a person who was not eligible for the severance pay was approached and deceived by demanding a fee, saying, "Let's get compensation from the government."
* This article is a Japanese translation of a contribution by Mr. LUDA, a conservative Korean conservative fund. The Korean version has already been published in the Korean media. We are responsible for the accuracy of the translation.
2021/09/20 21:08 KST
