Japanese citizen group criticizes ``Japanese government's denial of 'forced labor' has no international validity''

Japanese civil society groups criticized the government, saying, ``The Japanese government's claims denying that Koreans were forced into labor during the Japanese colonial period are nothing more than domestic propaganda and incitement, and have no international validity.''
On the 12th, the Japanese civil society group “Joint Action to Solve the Problem of Forced Mobilization and Reckoning with the Past” (Joint Action) held a press conference in the conference room of the House of Representatives' Second Parliamentary Building.
He explained the annual report of the Committee on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations of the International Organization (ILO) (CEACR) and said the following.
In its annual report, the ILO Committee of Experts states, ``The Japanese government
"We are concerned that no concrete measures have been taken since 2018 to resolve the issue of labor victims." In addition, in light of the seriousness of the case, ``we will seek reconciliation with the elderly surviving victims.''
``We must make every effort to meet the demands of the victims without any hindrance, and respond in a way that meets their expectations.''
The joint action stated, ``The Japanese government stated at the cabinet meeting on April 27, 2021 that ``labor work through recruitment and conscription falls under forced labor under ILO conventions.''
``This report clearly shows that the Japanese government's denial of 'forced labor' not only has no international validity, but is nothing more than domestic propaganda and incitement.''
It became,” he pointed out. Joint Action criticized the Japanese government's denial of forced labor, saying, ``The Japanese government's denial of forced labor had a major influence on the Japanese judicial branch's decision that led to the destruction of the Korean memorial monument that was removed in Gunma Prefecture.''
Ta. The Memorial Monument for Korean Workers in Gunma Prefecture's Gunma Prefectural Park was erected in 2004 by local residents to convey to future generations the fact of the forced mobilization of Koreans and to promote friendship between the two sides.
A memorial service was held in front of this monument in 2010. Hideki Yano, Director-General of Joint Action, said, ``The ILO Committee of Experts has dealt with the issue of forced mobilization under Japanese rule for the 13th time from 1999 to this time.
"We have repeatedly advised the government," he said.