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The bitter business of berries 4-part story
Published on 22 March 2024
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The Isaan Record produced a four-part story in English entitled "The bitter business of berries" where they focus on one particular couple from Isaan faced picking berries in Finland - have a look at the 4 features produced in 2023:
Part 1 : Berries hold promise to unburden generations of Thai debt
Part 2 : An Isaan couple become berry pickers in Finland
Part 3 : The fight for justice
Part 4 : The embittered experience of berry picking
With this publication, the Isaan Record received honorable mentions of outstanding media awards from two institutions: the first award was given by the Issara Amantakul Foundation (an organisation that promotes freedom of mass media in Thailand) and the another award was given by Amnesty International Thailand for the report on labour oppression of Thai berry pickers who traveled to Finland, did not receive fair wages, and in some cases became victims of human trafficking. To read more about it, click HERE.