The German branch of Ikea has promised to give six million euros to a state fund that will provide compensation to victims of the former dictatorship regime in East Germany. This corresponds to close to 70 million Norwegian kroner. Germany was divided in two after the Second World War, and East Germany was until 1990 ruled by the Soviet Union and the communist party SED. Ikea was one of several companies that moved some of their production to East Germany during the Cold War. In 2011, it emerged that political prisoners were forced to produce Ikea furniture. The German government will now set up a fund to provide compensation to victims of the East German regime. Ikea says that they voluntarily wish to contribute to the fund. – We apologize with all our hearts that Ikea products were also produced by political prisoners in the GDR. Since this became known, Ikea has consistently worked to clarify the situation, says Kornsern CEO Walter Kadnar in a press release.
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