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Re:Woman in Brazil enslaved for 55 years by 3 generations of... by regenschutz on Sunday July 12, 2026 @09:11AM (#48880934)
No, it's real. Every year, there are several news articles about berry pickers being abused, at least here in Sweden (not sure about the other Scandinavian countries). Here's [0] just ONE of the myriad of articles I could find, but there are so, so, so many more (and even worse ones) [1].

[0]: (In Swedish) Berry entrepreneurs suspected of trafficking Thai nationals, (2025). https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/vasternorrland/barforetag-...

[1]: (In Swedish) Berry pickers (Topic). https://www.svt.se/nyheter/om/barplockare

Both are from SVT, the public broadcaster in Sweden.

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Re:Woman in Brazil enslaved for 55 years by 3 generations of... by ronjakoi on Sunday July 12, 2026 @09:19AM (#48880992)
Similar situation in Finland. There have only recently been some consequences for the berry companies and reforms are underway. The pickers would come mainly from Thailand with tourist visas. This year a majority of the visas have been denied and the berry companies are throwing tantrums.

They've been engaging in illegal price-fixing, too.

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Re:Woman in Brazil enslaved for 55 years by 3 generations of... by insane_dreamer on Sunday July 12, 2026 @10:45AM (#48881595)
The difference is that in Sweden it happens but at least it's illegal. In Dubai there's nothing illegal about it and therefore much more widespread.
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Re:Woman in Brazil enslaved for 55 years by 3 generations of... by manarth on Monday July 13, 2026 @07:13AM (#48890914) 

  > "In Dubai there's nothing illegal about it"
It's illegal in Dubai too.

https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=435f366f-4279...

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