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Berry firm execs face human trafficking charges in Lapland court

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, September 3, 2024 at 13:04
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The two accused face 62 charges in relation to the treatment of Thai berry pickers and the trial is likely

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Isolated Russia invites faraway countries to Svalbard science center in Pyramiden

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, October 31, 2023 at 10:47
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India, Turkey, China, Brazil and Thailand are all interested in teaming up under Moscow’s umbrella at a new science complex

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Thailand demands answers over workers’ COVID-19 outbreaks in places like Finnish Lapland

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, August 19, 2021 at 13:33 — Last Updated: Thursday, August 19, 2021 at 13:37
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More than 200 Thai berry pickers in Finland have been diagnosed with Covid-19 since the beginning of this month. Thailand

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Arctic Finland faces shortage of temporary berry pickers as Thailand holds back on visas

Yle News
Posted: Friday, July 5, 2019 at 13:59
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Authorities in Thailand have limited the number of Thai citizens who can apply for visas to work as berry pickers

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The berry pickers' protest in Umeå in September brought success. (Agneta Johansson/Sveriges Radio)
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Berry pickers in Sweden’s North win pay-out after protests

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, January 9, 2014 at 15:16
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Hundreds of berry pickers from Thailand who staged a long protest in Umeå, a town in northeast Sweden, over unpaid

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Feature

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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