The Central Committee of Sinti and Roma has claimed to compensate the 2.600 holocaust victims for forced labour during the time of the national socialism. The Committee filed several suits against German firms. Due to the president of the Central Committee, Romani Rose, there are still 2.600 Roma and Sinti living in Germany who were persecuted and deported to concentrations camps during the time of the national socialsm. More tha 500 of them were forced labourers for Siemens, VW, and IG Farben, and another 600 had to work in concentration camps. On Wednesday, the Central Committee wrote letters to VW, Siemens, BMW, and Degussa taking up the demand for compensation. The Sinti and Roma were planned to work themselvers to death", says Reinhard Florian, a former forced labourer. He had been sent to Auschwitz when he was 18 years od and had to work for IG Farben. In the opinion of the Central Committee also banks and insurance companies who have had profits of the national socialism should participate in a fund for the forced labourers. A separate fund for gold that was stolen in the concentration camps is being claimed by surviving victims of Degussa. At present the Central Committee is negotiating about subsidiaries for 5.000 - 10.000 surviving Sinti and Roma who are living in East Europe. Due to the Central Committee, 23000 Sinti and Roma were deported to Auschwitz. 10.000 of them came from the former Reich"-area. Amonst 20.000 Sinti and Roma were killed in Auschwitz. As a whole there had been 500.000 holocaust victims in Europe.