Riikka Vasama: “Our role is to increase understanding and competence about how working life is perceived by foreign workers”
Riikka Vasama, head of the Industrial Union’s Foreign Labour Unit, sees the new unit’s focus to be on developing the organisation of the Industrial Union in matters related to diversity in working life.
In response to the transformation of working life, the Industrial Union has decided to establish a new Foreign Labour Unit. Its goal is to develop the union’s ability to take in members who speak other languages, take their needs into consideration and involve them in the union’s activities. The unit is headed by Riikka Vasama.
“I am very proud of the Industrial Union for establishing and investing in the new unit. This is how we stay involved in the transformation of working life,” Vasama says.
“The theme also came up in speeches given at the Union Congress. This is a clear example that member initiatives can lead to visible changes.”
Besides developing the union’s activities, the unit is also tasked with the development of Finnish society to improve the well-being and conditions of everyone working in Finland.