Harald Karsten Maurice Langemyhr (born 1 February 1965) is a Norwegian businessman who been indicted by Norwegian prosecuting authority and is scheduled for a 14-week trial in Oslo Tingrett starting September 5, 2011.

Reports in media

Aftenposten ( in the masthead; ; Norwegian for "The Evening Post") is Norway's largest printed newspaper by circulation. It is based in Oslo. It sold 211,769 copies in 2015 (172,029 printed copies according to University of Bergen) and estimated 1.2 milli ...

wrote in September 2011 that "It was TV-Norge that filmed how workers lived "three and three" in 10

square meter The square metre ( international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures) or square meter ( American spelling) is the unit of area in the International System of Units (SI) with symbol m2. It is the area of a square ...

construction trailer Construction trailers are mobile structures ( trailers) used to accommodate temporary offices, dining facilities and storage of building materials during construction projects. Hook-ups Typically, trailers need to be equipped with telephone lines ...

s outside a public construction site. — The construction trailers were only approved for pauses nd not approved as living quarters But the employees were deducted 2500

Norwegian kroner The krone (, currency sign, abbreviation: kr (also NKr for distinction); ISO 4217, code: NOK), plural ''kroner'', is currency of the Kingdom of Norway (including Svalbard). Traditionally known as the Norwegian Crown (currency), crown in English. ...

every month for living there." ... uncovered also that an additional 70-80 Polish construction workers were lodged in a house at Vallø outside Tønsberg. The attic, the cellar and

hallway A hallway or corridor is an interior space in a building that is used to connect other rooms. Hallways are generally long and narrow. Hallways must be sufficiently wide to ensure buildings can be evacuated during a fire, and to allow people i ...

s were used as "sleeping space". — ''

Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority The Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority ( no, Arbeidstilsynet) is a Norwegian government agency under the Ministry of Labour. It is responsible for supervising the implementation of the Working Environment Act, the Annual Holidays Act, the Natio ...

'' characterized the conditions, as some of the worst they had seen."

Civil lawsuit

In 2013 in a civil lawsuit he was awarded 20 million kroner.Langemyhr får 20 millioner fra Oslo kommune
/ref> The verdict said that no party "has won the case in full, or in the broadest sense". It added that "the conditions altogether were of such a nature and scope that they fulfill the criteria for social dumping. Langemhyr has made repeated attempts to sue the state personally and through his company Byggmester Harald Langemhyr AS. In the first case from 2013 a demand of more than 294 million kroner was put forward by Langemyhr, the latest attempt coming in March 2020 where Langemyhr sued the state for 70 million kroner. Langemyhr brought the case to appeal where the original verdict from 2013 was considered to be upheld in essence.Nådde ikke frem med gigantkrav
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* :no:Harald Langemyhr {{DEFAULTSORT:Langemyhr, Harald Norwegian businesspeople 1965 births Living people