The CEO of one of Finland’s largest berry companies, Kiantama, has stepped down after receiving a prison sentence for aggravated human trafficking involving dozens of Thai workers. Vernu Vasunta, 51, was sentenced by the Lapland District Court to three and a half years in prison and was banned from engaging in business activities until 2029. His associate, Thai national Kalyakorn Phongphit, 54, was sentenced to three years in prison. Both were found guilty of 62 counts of aggravated human t...
