Multiple government agencies, the police, the fire department, and inspectors from the municipalities have jointly inspected the berry industry in northern Sweden in several raids. This is reported by SVT News Västerbotten.
The shortcomings are still significant in some places. These include long working hours, confiscated passports and substandard transport vehicles. In the future, the companies may face legal action.
– It can't be that we have people working here 14-20 hours a day, seven days a week, when they come to Sweden with a work permit. It's completely unreasonable, regional coordinator Eva Norlin told SVT.