We here in Finland wouldn’t want to classify these things so negatively.
We don’t have corruption here at all, because we don’t talk about it as corruption, so it would be nice if we didn’t have any human trafficking either. Can we just call it “cool people who love to work?” that’s the finnish way of whitewashing negative things.
I was just talking about wages and business in Finland today on Reddit. Especially trying to work out laws and regulations.
I am shocked! Shocked! Well not that shocked.
Ten Estonians and one Finn suspected….
Wasn’t there an immigrant’s book publicly available in multiple languages, where workers rights are clearly outlined?
Terrible case. One thing is important to understand, there is already regulation that makes this ilegal. Its not more regulation needed or more rules added, its more checks that those regulations are being followed.
It needs to be obvious to people, what their rights are and where they can get help if they are being misstreated.
Also that the rules that are in place are actually being followed.
I worry that they will keep adding regulations, which will eventually lead small companies who aren’t trying to abuse their employees, unable to compete. Or even worse it will make cutting corners or working outside of regulation so appealing that it will lead to corruption on mass as it is in many european and affrican countries.
Same things are happening in berry picking industry and cleaning industry. It’s almost like Finland is not paradise that many people say it is.
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We here in Finland wouldn’t want to classify these things so negatively.
We don’t have corruption here at all, because we don’t talk about it as corruption, so it would be nice if we didn’t have any human trafficking either. Can we just call it “cool people who love to work?” that’s the finnish way of whitewashing negative things.
I was just talking about wages and business in Finland today on Reddit. Especially trying to work out laws and regulations.
I am shocked! Shocked! Well not that shocked.
Ten Estonians and one Finn suspected….
Wasn’t there an immigrant’s book publicly available in multiple languages, where workers rights are clearly outlined?
Terrible case. One thing is important to understand, there is already regulation that makes this ilegal. Its not more regulation needed or more rules added, its more checks that those regulations are being followed.
It needs to be obvious to people, what their rights are and where they can get help if they are being misstreated.
Also that the rules that are in place are actually being followed.
I worry that they will keep adding regulations, which will eventually lead small companies who aren’t trying to abuse their employees, unable to compete. Or even worse it will make cutting corners or working outside of regulation so appealing that it will lead to corruption on mass as it is in many european and affrican countries.
Same things are happening in berry picking industry and cleaning industry. It’s almost like Finland is not paradise that many people say it is.