芬兰科特卡电池厂涉嫌贩卖中国工人案：警方逮捕9人，4人被审前羁押
芬兰警方10月30日通报，已就一起涉嫌贩卖中国工人的案件展开审前调查并逮捕9人，其中4人目前被审前羁押。涉案地点为芬兰科特卡市（Kotka）一座电池材料工厂的建设工地，警方怀疑在该工地工作的中国工人是劳工贩卖的受害者。
据路透社10月30日报道，芬兰警方在声明中表示，调查涉及一家芬兰劳务中介公司与一家中国客户公司的人员与业务活动，警方还怀疑与工人入境芬兰的安排有关的犯罪活动。警方发言人拒绝透露可能的受害者人数，也未说明被捕者是否已向调查人员作出陈述；被捕者的身份与国籍尚未公布，案件仍处调查阶段。
据芬兰广播公司Yle的报道，该工地在夏季最多时有约300名中国工人，其中一些人只会中文；Yle早在今年8月就已报道该工地存在涉嫌违法的雇佣合同与威胁等问题。该项目最初被宣传为约8亿欧元的投资、预计带来数百个就业岗位。工厂业主 Easpring Finland New Materials 与劳务公司 Eezy 均表示正在配合当局调查，警方调查也涉及 Eezy。
中国驻芬兰大使馆尚未就路透社的置评请求作出回应。警方表示，调查可能需要很长时间。
Finnish Police Arrest Nine on Suspicion of Trafficking Chinese Workers at Kotka Battery Plant; Four in Pre-Trial Detention
Finnish police said on October 30 that they have launched a pre-trial investigation and arrested nine people on suspicion that workers who came from China to work at a battery materials factory construction site in the city of Kotka were victims of human trafficking. Four of the nine are currently in pre-trial detention.
According to Reuters, police said in a statement that the investigation concerns the personnel and activities of a Finnish staffing agency and a Chinese client company, and that they also suspect criminal activity in the arrangements related to the employees' entry into Finland. A police spokesperson declined to comment on the potential number of victims or whether the suspects had given statements; the identities and nationalities of those arrested have not been released, and the case remains under investigation.
Finland's broadcaster Yle has reported that the site employed as many as about 300 Chinese workers at its summer peak, some of whom speak only Chinese, and that Yle reported as early as August on suspected unlawful employment contracts and threats at the site. The project was initially promoted as an investment of about 800 million euros expected to create hundreds of jobs. Plant owner Easpring Finland New Materials and staffing company Eezy both said they are cooperating with the authorities.
The Chinese embassy in Helsinki did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Police said the investigation may take a long time.
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