S. Korean Lawmakers Meet With Gaeseong-based Firms

South Korean lawmakers met with the heads of companies operating at a joint factory park in North Korea on Friday to discuss follow-up measures for the fallout from the closure of the park.

On Thursday, Pyongyang expelled all South Koreans firms from the Gaesong Industrial Complex in the North's border city and froze South Korean assets there after Seoul announced plans to shut down the factory zone in response to the North's latest nuclear test and long-range rocket launch.

Leaders of the main opposition Minjoo Party of Korea held a meeting with officials of the Corporate Association of Gaesong Industrial Complex, including its chief Jeong Gi-seob.

"The party will seek ways to compensate the firms for losses," said Kim Jong-in, an interim leader of the party, said.

The association that represents 124 South Korean firms operating in Gaesong has called for government compensation, saying that it may even seek a lawsuit if the government refuses to do so. The companies hire around 54,000 North Korean workers.

"We demand compensation due to the...