According to sources, foreign construction workers without work permits in Sweden were employed for the construction via several subcontractors. Aftonbladet reports that about 52 people without work permits worked on the expansion of the Rya combined heat and power plant in Gothenburg harbor, which is a protected object. All foreign construction workers were deported with a three-year re-entry ban.
The National Unit for International and Organized Crime is investigating several cases of violations of the Aliens Act. Initially, the investigation also involved suspicions of human exploitation, but the current status of that aspect is unclear. " A recent audit criticizes Göteborg Energi for inadequate contract terms and controls.
Generally speaking, it is clearly not good if you at a protected object have employed people who do not have the right to work here in the country.
According to sources, Göteborg Energi lacks the ability to demand compensation from its supplier despite the revealed irregularities. The specific irregularities found in the audit have not been detailed. Göteborg Energi declined an interview but wrote in an email to Expressen that the company has made the checks it had the possibility to do.
In a comment to Expressen, Göteborg Energi writes that the company has made the checks that were possible. Future contracts will contain sanction possibilities in case of irregularities. The identities of the subcontractors involved in employing the workers without permits remain unknown.
The company has made the checks it had the possibility to do.
The company has made the checks that were possible.