World News IKEA used forced E. German labor

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Swedish furniture giant IKEA expressed regret Nov. 16 that it benefited from the use of forced prison labor by some of its suppliers in communist East Germany more than two decades ago. The company released an independent report showing that East German prisoners, among them many political dissidents, were involved in the manufacture of goods supplied to IKEA between 25 and 30 years ago. The report concluded that IKEA managers were aware of the possibility that prisoners would be used in the manufacture of its products and took some measures to prevent this, but they were insufficient. IKEA asked auditors Ernst & Young in June to look into allegations aired earlier this year by a Swedish television documentary, but first raised by a human rights group in 1982. (AP)

スウェーデン家具大手イケア、強制労働に遺憾

スウェーデンの家具大手「イケア」は11月16日、1980年代に旧東独で強制労働により製造された家具を販売していた事実を認め、遺憾の意を表明した。

Shukan ST: NOVEMBER 30, 2012

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