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400 Gather In Remembrance, Call For End Of Exploitation Of Foreign Workers
Some 400 people gathered in front of Parliament last Saturday in remembrance of those who perished, were injured, or displaced by last Thursday’s house fire in West Reykjavík. By all accounts, the residents were foreign workers living in deplorable conditions, and so…
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Menn Í Vinnu To Sue Labour Officials
Jóhannes S. Ólafsson, lawyer for Menn Í Vinnu, will be working on two libel cases tomorrow, Vísir reports. The cases are against María Lóa Friðjónsdóttir, specialist in workplace supervision at the Icelandic Confederation of Labour Unions (ASÍ), and Unnur Sverrisdóttir, director of…
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Tourism, Slavery, And Worker Exploitation
Readers who’ve been following our daily news output might have noticed a disturbing increase in stories about worker exploitation in Iceland. These cases range from relatively minor (like not having an employee bathroom) to some very serious offenses, such as grossly underpaying…