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Article: Czech Republic, Germany Reach Accord on Nazi Labor Payment

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July 14, 2000
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A long-awaited agreement on compensating 67,000 Czech Nazi-era slave and forced laborers has been reached between the Czech Republic and Germany, local media reported Thursday.

Under the accord, a total of 423 million marks (282 million U.S. dollars) will be paid to surviving slave and forced laborers in the Czech Republic.

Up to 15,000 marks (10,000 dollars) would be paid to a slave laborer in Nazi concentration camps, while a forced laborer is entitled to a maximum payment of 5,000 marks (3,333 dollars). The fund will come from a compensation foundation set up by the German business and government.

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