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Au pair scandal yields jail terms

The Oslo City Court has sentenced a wealthy Norwegian investor and his wife to five months in prison each, in a case that has...

Families probed for exploiting au pair

Norway's state immigration agency UDI (Utlendingsdirektoratet) is evaluating whether as many as 45 Norwegian families should be prohibited from having the mostly young foreign women called au...

LO leader: ‘Scrap au pair system’

The leader of Norway's largest trade union confederation, LO, wants to do away with the country's "au pair" system that's intended to be a cultural...

Platou millionaire faces charges over au pair contracts

A wealthy Norwegian businessman who reportedly has a fortune of at least NOK 148 million (around USD 20 million) has been charged by police for supplying authorities...

Man sent to jail for raping two au pair

An appeals court in Stavanger sentenced a 46-year-old Norwegian man to seven-and-a-half years in prison on Wednesday, for engaging in human trafficking and the...

Man convicted of human trafficking in au pair rape case

A court in Stavanger has convicted a 45-year-old Norwegian man of human trafficking, after declaring that the lives of two 22-year-old au pairs from...

Couple cleared of exploiting au pairs

A court in Oslo has acquitted a couple charged with exploiting two au pairs from the Philippines and forcing them to work up to...

Au pair exploitation goes on trial

Two trials currently underway in  Oslo point up the serious exploitation faced by many au pairs and other labour migrants who travel to Norway, many...

Pressure grows on ‘au pair’ program

UPDATED: A television documentary on the exploitation that often faces foreigners arriving in Norway on "au pair" contracts was setting off more alarms this...

Legal group calls for Norway’s withdrawal from ‘au pair’ system

An independent organization that offers legal aid to women in Norway is proposing withdrawal from the international au pair system that brings many young foreign...
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