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by Gregers Møller

 

Record number of Thai berry pickers are once again expected in Finland this summer, reports YLE.fi

 

Two years ago, a new law was passed protecting the berry pickers and this seems to work in providing confidence for the Thais to apply for the jobs. This year, Thai authorities have allowed more than 4,000 berry pickers to work in Finland, which is 500 more than in previous years, the report says.

 

On the Finnish side, the North Ostrobothnia TE employment office coordinates the arrival of the berry pickers. Among the large berry firms, Polarica Berries and Fruits will bring 1100 berry pickers to Finland, and Marja Bothnia Berries will welcome 900 migrant workers.

 

Full story: https://scandasia.com/thai-berry-pickers-to-finland-increase-again/

 

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Should be a good berry year. I just picked easily a litre of blueberries in a nearby forest in less than 30 minutes myself and I am no pro.

7 hours ago, rabang said:

Should be a good berry year. I just picked easily a litre of blueberries in a nearby forest in less than 30 minutes myself and I am no pro.

Takes me an hour to pick a berry properly... I'm a real pro. ????

It take about 1 houer to get 10 litre if good spot. Whit pick machine but cleaning take other houer.

It's really good berry year coz not have minus degrees when berry's was in flowering stage.

Al Jazeera News channel has a good documentary reporting on the mistreatment and hardship of these workers. Pitifully taken advantage of in difficult working conditions for very little money. Worth a watch. 

Hopefully they do not fly Finnair.  At present I'm in UK after my 1st/last Finnair flights.  Despite paying double my usual fare they did not serve complimentary alcohol even with the non-descript meal.

An off-topic post about air fares from UK to Bangkok has been removed.

I would have Thailand would have moved beyond stoop labour in the 20 years I've been here but apparently not