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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 …
Former Thai minister lawyers up in Finnish trafficking scandal Read More
Former ministers and senior executives from the Ministry of Labour in Thailand are facing charges for their alleged involvement in unlawfully deducting fees from Thai workers in Finland. The Department …
Former ministers face bribery charges over unlawful Thai worker fees in Finland Read More
Finnish authorities have wrapped up an investigation into a human trafficking and bribery scandal. The case involves Thai berry pickers who worked in Finland from 2020 to 2022. This is …
Large human trafficking case involving Thai berry pickers in Finland Read More
YLE revealed that on 1 June 2023, not a single Thai worker had been confirmed to come to the country for the upcoming picking season, following changes in visa procedures. …
No Thai arrives in Finland for berry picking Read More
Thailand’s Ministry of Labor said on Monday, 30 January 2023, that it will soon discuss issues related to Thai berry-pickers with the Swedish Embassy. Following the exposure of unfair employment …
Ministry of Labor to discuss issues related to Thai berry-pickers with Sweden Read More
Since the beginning of the month, over 200 berry pickers from Thailand have been diagnosed with Covid-19 while working in Finland and now Thailand has asked Finnish authorities for an …
Thailand wants answers over berry pickers’ Covid-19 outbreaks in Finland Read More
Last week an outbreak of covid-19 was discovered amongst 44 berry pickers from Thailand working at a plant in Kainuu region of Finland and this week another 40 Thai berry …
Dozens of covid-19 infections found amongst berry pickers from Thailand working in Lapland Read More
At the end of last week, an outbreak of covid-19 was discovered at a plant for berry pickers in Jämtland, Sweden which houses 117 berry pickers from Thailand, media Aftonbladet …
Covid-19 outbreak among Thai berry pickers in Sweden Read More
According to the Association of Natural Product Entrepreneurs, the cloudberry and blueberry season in Finland has begun and the first group of foreign berry pickers has already arrived in Finland. Figures show that …
Almost 3000 berry pickers will come from Thailand to Finland this summer Read More