French Court Rejects Compensation Claim by 102-Year-Old STO Survivor

Albert Corrieri's bid for reparations for forced labor under the Vichy regime was denied, but his legal fight for recognition continues.

Albert Corrieri, a 102-year-old survivor of the Service du Travail Obligatoire (STO), sought €43,200 in compensation for 25 months of forced labor in Nazi Germany during World War II.
The Administrative Court of Marseille rejected his claim, ruling that Corrieri does not qualify as a deportee under the 1964 law defining crimes against humanity.
Corrieri was previously recognized in 1957 as a person forced to work in an enemy country and received a one-time indemnity, but further reparations were deemed legally inadmissible.
His lawyer argued that forced labor under the STO constitutes a crime against humanity and should be imprescriptible, a stance the court did not accept.
Corrieri plans to escalate his case to the President of France, continuing his advocacy for recognition and justice for the dwindling number of STO survivors.