Both the Catholic and the Evangelical churches have pledged several million deutsche marks to compensate surviving forced laborers, most of whom were civilians from Eastern European countries.
Nii katoliiklikud kui evangeelsed kirikud on lubanud maksta mitme miljoni Saksa marga ulatuses kahjutasu veel elavatele sunnitöölistele, kellest enamik olid tsiviilisikud Ida - Euroopa maadest.