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Tag: berry pickers Finland

Community news / Finland / Sweden / Thailand

More than 1000 Thai berry-pickers to Sweden and Finland

August 20, 2024 - by Karoline Rosenkrantz Paasch - Leave a Comment

More than 1,000 Thai workers are preparing for a berry-picking stint in Sweden and Finland. This marks a notable shift in international labor practices. The Department of Employment (DOE) has …

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Community news / Finland / Thailand / Vietnam

Vietnamese berry-pickers fill gap left by Thai berry-pickers

August 15, 2024 - by Karoline Rosenkrantz Paasch - Leave a Comment

As the blueberry season concludes, Vietnamese berry pickers are stepping in to fill the void left by a decrease in Thai workers. Vietnamese workers are expected to harvest around 2,000 …

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Berry-picking
Finland / General news / Thailand

Thai berry-pickers finally get justice: Trafficking trial has begun

August 14, 2024 - by Karoline Rosenkrantz Paasch - 1 Comment

The trial of Jukka Kristo, former CEO of Polarica, and Thai business partner Kalyakorn Phongpit has begun in Finland. The prosecutors are seeking a minimum five-year prison term for both. …

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Finland / General news / Thailand

900 berry pickers get Finnish residence permit this summer

July 17, 2024 - by Charlotte Nike Albrechtsen - Leave a Comment

Around 900 Thai berry pickers got a residence permit to pick wild berries in Finland this summer, according to the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri). Migri announced, that they had received …

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Business in Asia / Cambodia / Finland / Myanmar / Thailand

Finnish berry companies tries to hire pickers

May 7, 2024May 7, 2024 - by Lærke Kobberup - 1 Comment

The Finnish berry companies are looking to hire approximately 1,000 foreign berry pickers for this season, according to the Finnish news group Uutissuomalainen. This is a reaction to the government …

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Business in Asia / Cambodia / Finland / Myanmar / Thailand

New Finnish report on solutions for foreign berry-pickers

May 7, 2024 - by Lærke Kobberup - Leave a Comment

The Finnish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has issued for a study on the different economic impacts there might be to solutions to the seasonal berry pickers, which often …

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Finland / General news / Thailand

Shortage of berry soup and yoghurt in Finland if Thai berry-pickers banned

March 22, 2024March 22, 2024 - by Charlotte Nike Albrechtsen - 1 Comment

  Thai citizens make up a large part of the berry-pickers in Finland and the recent ban on visas for Thai berry-pickers can create a shortage in berry soup and …

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Cambodia / Finland / General news / Myanmar / Thailand

Finland suspends visa for berry pickers

March 17, 2024 - by Lærke Kobberup - Leave a Comment

Finland’s ministry of Foreign Affairs has decided to suspend visa application for berry pickers from Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar. The decision has been made due to allegations about human trafficking …

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General news / Sweden / Thailand

Human trafficking charges filed against Finnish berry boss

February 28, 2024 - by Charlotte Nike Albrechtsen - Leave a Comment

Prosecutors have filed charges against Finnish Jukka Kristo, the former CEO of Polarcia Marjanhankinta which is one of the largest berry retailers in Finland, on Monday 26 February 2024. According …

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Finland / General news / Thailand

Former Thai minister lawyers up in Finnish trafficking scandal

January 14, 2024January 14, 2024 - by Miabell Mallikka - Leave a Comment

Former Labour Minister of Thailand, Suchart Chomklin, seeks legal advice amidst the trafficking scandal involving Thai workers sent to Finland for berry picking. Suchart denies bribery and trafficking allegations, with …

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