1. All of the plaintiffs' claims are dismissed.

2. The costs of lawsuit are assessed against the plaintiffs.

1. The following facts are without dispute between the parties, or evidence Nos. 1, 2-1, 6, 3-1, 4-1, 6-1, 5-1, 6-1, 22-1, 23-1, 25, 47-1, 49 through 53 (including each number), 55-1, 2, 62-1, 2, 74-1, 74-78 (including each number), Eul evidence Nos. 1-2, 2, 2-1, 64-2, 74-1, 78 (including each number), and Eul evidence Nos. 1-2, 6-2, 7-2, 7-1, 34-4, and 5-3, 3-4, and 5-4, as a whole, of the parties' arguments:

원고들의 동원, 강제노동 및 귀국경위 (1) 원고들은 1923.부터 1929. 사이에 우리나라에서 태어나 평양, 보령, 군산 등에서 거주하고 있던 자들이고, 일본제철 주식회사(이하 ‘구 일본제철’이라 한다)는 1934. 1.경 설립되어 일본 가마이시(釜石), 야하타(八幡), 오사카(大阪) 등에서 제철소를 운영하고 있었던 회사이다.

(2) The Japanese government enacted and promulgated the National Mobilization Act of April 1, 1938 in order to resolve the shortage of labor force in the production of munitions while taking part in the Japanese War, the Pacific War, and the same year.

5. From May 1, 1942, the Korean government enacted and implemented the Korean government's order of good offices for entry into the ship, recruited human resources through the government arrangement in each region. From October 194, the Korean government performed the requisition for the Korean citizens under the National Disciplinary Ordinance.

On the other hand, the Steel Control Association, which is a Japanese government-oriented organization that oversees and supervises Japanese steel producers, including the former Japanese iron, was established on April 26, 1941. The Steel Control Association actively tried to expand labor workers in Korea and mobilized labor workers in cooperation with the Japanese government. The former Japanese iron is the president of the Steel Control Association.