Nazi slave laborers living in the former Soviet Union are demanding speedy and fair compensation from Germany. Participants at a recent one-day conference on the issue said former Nazi slave laborers should receive equal payments regardless of their nationality or ethnic background. In 1993, Germany created a fund for these laborers, but some of them have yet to receive any money.
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