Police are now investigating cases of children who worked with asbest in a dangerous manner.

South- and Southern Jutland ()

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Police investigate case of children who illegally worked with asbest

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The concerned company has received no less than 14 enforcement orders from the Labor Inspectorate, among other things for allowing children under the age of 12 to work with asbest.

Images of asbestos tiles - The type of tiles that the children have worked with. (Archive photo) (Photo: © Michaela Kirk Jensen, DR) 58 minutes ago updated 32 minutes ago

South- and Southern Jutland Police are investigating a case of children who illegally worked on an address in Sønderborg Municipality to remove asbestos-containing roofing tiles.

The police report in a press release.

The police consider the case serious and expect the investigation to take some time.

- We are investigating broadly, including whether there is also a violation of the criminal code's provisions on human trafficking. Here the investigation must show whether the children were recruited to work under obviously inappropriate conditions, as formulated in the law, says Vice Police Inspector Jan Rasmussen in the press release.

It was an inspection at a farm in Sønderborg Municipality a little over a month ago that triggered the case. The inspection resulted in no fewer than 14 enforcement orders from the Labor Inspectorate.

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Children as young as 12

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The case concerns six children aged 12 to 16, who have been employed by the company LM Multiservices, which has been accused of illegally hiring children to work with hazardous asbest material. Here, the children have not worked with asbest without the necessary protective equipment.

DR News has obtained insight into the Labor Inspectorate's report, which describes several serious conditions that do not meet good safety standards. Among other things, there was an enforcement order issued because "visible remains of asbestos were left on the construction site around the building".

From the report it also appears that the removed tiles, which contained asbestos and should otherwise be stored in sealed packaging, "were left on pallets without packaging".

The waste was not marked with "asbest", which is a requirement.

South- and Southern Jutland Police report in the press release that they received the complaint on October 10, and that the investigation is expected to last for several weeks, as they have suspicions of further violations.

South- and Southern Jutland Police have not yet charged anyone in the case.

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