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Berry company in Finland exploited dozens of Thai workers, court says
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/09/2025
» A district court in Finland has sentenced Vernu Vasunta, CEO of berry company Kiantama, to three and a half years in prison for 62 counts of aggravated human trafficking involving dozens of Thai workers, reported Xinhua, quoting national broadcaster Yle.
900 to pick berries in Finland
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/08/2024
» Nine hundred Thai labourers will be sent to Finland this year to work the berry harvesting season.
Former ministers face bribery charges over labour exports
Post Reporters, Published on 11/01/2024
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) says it will file charges against two former ministers and two high-level officials at the Ministry of Labour for allegedly demanding 36 million baht in exchange for approving the export of Thai workers to Finland.
Berry pickers to get ministry help with trafficking claims
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/10/2022
» The Ministry of Labour is going to help a group of Thai citizens -- who allegedly became victims of human trafficking while in Finland -- with their legal concerns, it was announced yesterday.
Support for Finland workers
News, Post Reporters, Published on 07/09/2022
» Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin has spoken with his counterpart in Finland to ensure the fair treatment of Thai berry pickers in the northern European nation.
200 migrants in Finland infected with coronavirus
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/08/2021
» Hundreds of Thai berry pickers in Finland were reportedly transported across the Scandinavian country to work despite being infected with Covid-19.
5,000-plus berry pickers return home
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/11/2020
» The large number of Thai berry pickers who returned from Finland and Sweden after their harvest season has prompted the government to declare that Thai workers are highly sought after in Scandinavian countries.