Jiangsu Installation Finland vows to address worker treatment
Tuesday 6th October 2026 on 10:30 in
Finland
Jiangsu Installation Finland says it will address problems with Chinese workers’ employment terms and accommodation at a battery-material plant construction site in Kotka, Yle reports. The company is suspected of exploiting the workers.
The Finland-registered, Chinese-owned company said it does not accept coercion, threats or pressure in connection with employment contracts. It apologised that some workers had felt uncertain about their terms of employment, working-time records and accommodation arrangements.
Yle has reported that Chinese workers were required to sign a contract that obligated them to repay wages. Deductions were also made from their pay for meals and accommodation without prior agreement with the workers. The deductions were made by staffing company Eezy, which brought the workers to Finland. Eezy has said its client company agreed the practical arrangements with them.
JSI said the meal and accommodation arrangements were not intended to generate profit, but to help workers address practical challenges when arriving in Finland. The company said it would give workers clearer information about accommodation charges and the option of arranging their own accommodation and meals.
The contract obtained by Yle defined “fraudulent and hostile” wage demands, “false” or “unfounded” complaints, and resignation without notice as breaches. It set a package wage, with any amount above it potentially withheld or reclaimed. A breach could result in workers losing all wages earned in Finland and facing further compensation claims.
JSI said it takes allegations of wage repayments seriously and would cooperate with police if needed. It said the practice is against company policy and that, if misconduct is confirmed, those involved will be dismissed.
A review commissioned by state-owned Finnish Minerals Group found that JSI had failed to pay Chinese workers some wages. JSI said it had reviewed records of overtime and work on public holidays, finding unrecorded hours equivalent to 800 workdays. The company said it has since paid additional wages and compensation for working time that was not properly recorded.