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Prosecutors to consider suspected human trafficking of Thai berry pickers

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at 14:23
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Investigators believe there are at least 170 suspected victims in the case, and could be as many as 2,000. A

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10% of Iceland’s workforce employed in tourism

Trude Pettersen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at 15:21 — Last Updated: Tuesday, May 31, 2016 at 15:22
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Tourism to Iceland has skyrocketed during the last years, and is now a major source of employment in the country.

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Berry development is well behind schedule this year. (Hillevi Antikainen / Yle)
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Cold stunts Finland’s berry crops

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, June 26, 2014 at 15:12
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Farmers in Finland’s biggest strawberry-growing region, Suonenjoki, are asking migrant berry-pickers from Russian Karelia to hold off on their arrival

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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