Occupational safety authority to oversee rights of foreign berry pickers

The occupational safety and health authority is set to supervise wild berry picking operations organized by berry companies during the upcoming picking season. This supervision comes in response to the mixed employment statuses of pickers, some of whom are in employment relationships while others operate as independent pickers.

In March 2024, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs suspended the processing of visa applications for berry pickers from Thailand, Cambodia, and Myanmar