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The Nordics, the EU and the climate

Sep 12, 2019 New labour ministers have recently been appointed in three of the Nordic countries. In Finland and Denmark as a result of elections, in Sweden because the government nominated Ylva Johansson to a role as a new EU commissioner.
Timo Harakka’s challenge: to increase employment in Finland Portrait

Timo Harakka’s challenge: to increase employment in Finland

Sep 12, 2019 Much is expected from the new Finnish Minister of Employment Timo Harakka. His background is unusual for a politician. The ministerial post came as a surprise to him too. As an MP he focused on the economy and the environment.
Peter Hummelgaard: aims to secure early retirement for tired workers Portrait

Peter Hummelgaard: aims to secure early retirement for tired workers

Sep 12, 2019 The Danish labour market is facing major changes if Minister for Employment Peter Hummelgaard manages to get support for his plans. He wants to fight for fairer conditions for people with lower levels of education and for those in low-paid jobs.
What are the critical issues for Nordic trade unions? News

What are the critical issues for Nordic trade unions?

Sep 12, 2019 What goes on inside the head of a trade union leader? At the NFS congress in Malmö they were challenged to spend one minute to describe what they see as the greatest challenge going forward. Here are some of the answers:
Nordic trade unions: climate action must be fair News

Nordic trade unions: climate action must be fair

Sep 12, 2019 ”There are no jobs on a dead planet” was the most cited slogan at the Nordic trade unions’ congress in Malmö from 3 - 5 September. The climate issue is at the forefront of the trade union movement’s mind too.
Why did #metoo hit the Nordics differently? News

Why did #metoo hit the Nordics differently?

Sep 12, 2019 Two years after the #metoo movement exploded in social media and became a global phenomenon, Iceland’s Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir will be hosting an international conference on the issue in Reykjavik from 17 to 19 September.
Oslo Foodora riders on strike News

Oslo Foodora riders on strike

Sep 12, 2019 It has become an increasingly common sight in many cities: Foodora’s bike riders home-delivering restaurant food. But right now in Oslo, hundreds of striking riders are cycling around to gather support for their demand for a collective agreement. Other countries are taking note.
Alarm bells ring after many fatal workplace accidents in Sweden tema

Alarm bells ring after many fatal workplace accidents in Sweden

Sep 12, 2019 Men working high up in construction and men loading and unloading trucks. Two risk-filled jobs that have claimed lives this year in Sweden. But the initial increase in fatal accidents earlier in 2019 has subsided.
Finnish safety training park makes workplace risks more visible tema

Finnish safety training park makes workplace risks more visible

Sep 12, 2019 Everyone should return home in the evening. That is the motto for construction workers. But you need more than theoretical knowledge in order to eliminate the risks of accidents. Like bringing routines closer to people’s hearts. A visit to a safety training park speeds things up.
New technology leads to growing polarisation in the labour market News

New technology leads to growing polarisation in the labour market

Sep 12, 2019 Skilled jobs are on the rise both in the Nordic countries and elsewhere in the OECD, while routine jobs disappear. The challenge now is to help more people to develop their skills and to expand social security support to include those without permanent employment.
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Wages are not everything – national insurance costs important to posting of workers

Sep 12, 2019 A Lithuanian construction worker posted to Sweden does have the right to be paid according to the Swedish Byggavtalet – the collective agreement between the Swedish Construction Federation and the Swedish Building Workers' Union – but he or she most often will not be able to keep as much of the money as a locally employed colleague on the same pay. Because the Lithuanian worker must normally pay part of the statutory national insurance contribution in his or her native country.
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How to change the world

Jun 29, 2019 In this edition of the Nordic Labour Journal, we write about the ILO, the Treaty of Versailles and tourism. In a funny way, they are all linked.
Guy Ryder: The multinational system must understand the importance of work issues Portrait

Guy Ryder: The multinational system must understand the importance of work issues

Jun 28, 2019 The ILO has celebrated its centenary. In a jubilant tweet from Geneva, Guy Ryder summed up the 108th session of the International Labour Conference: “We had big ambitions for this Conference, and it was a record breaker in every sense. We emerged with a new Convention, a new Recommendation and a Declaration that will take us forward to meet the challenges of tomorrow.”
Nordic trade unions praise #metoo convention News

Nordic trade unions praise #metoo convention

Jun 27, 2019 New international standards will protect everybody’s right to a world of work free from violence and harassment. Danish and other Nordic trade unions call it a great leap forward for workers globally and in the Nordic region. Danish employers doubt it will have much effect.
Closing down the Faroes to attract more tourists tema

Closing down the Faroes to attract more tourists

Jun 27, 2019 The Faroe Islands are closing down. Damaged nature will be fixed. The Prime Minister for the 18 green islands in the North Atlantic is being very clear: No tourists for an entire weekend. But the Faroes were not closed down. It was all a well-prepared PR stunt to attract more tourists to the country.
Iceland’s tourism becomes a hot environmental topic tema

Iceland’s tourism becomes a hot environmental topic

Jun 27, 2019 Tourists drowning at sea. Tourists dying in bus accidents. Tourists driving illegally off road and getting stuck in the middle of an active geothermal area. They do serious damage to nature just to post pictures of themselves and their tyre tracks on social media.
Sustainable tourism in Åland – no Coca-Cola or Norwegian salmon tema

Sustainable tourism in Åland – no Coca-Cola or Norwegian salmon

Jun 27, 2019 Åland was first to implement the Green Key certification scheme for restaurants in Finland. Among the pioneers was Pub Stallhagen, where chef Johanna Dahlgren has done a huge job both as an inspirator and educator.
Åland: many travellers, far fewer overnighters tema

Åland: many travellers, far fewer overnighters

Jun 27, 2019 Åland has just under 30 000 citizens, and more than two million annual visitors. This must mean the place is literally swarming with travellers, right?
Is overtourism a threat to the Nordics, or can the sector become sustainable? tema

Is overtourism a threat to the Nordics, or can the sector become sustainable?

Jun 27, 2019 We have all seen the pictures of the queue to get to the top of Mount Everest, gigantic cruise ships docking in Venice and anti-tourist protests in Barcelona. Mass tourism has taken a step towards becoming “overtourism”.
Who killed the Nordic model? News

Who killed the Nordic model?

Jun 27, 2019 If you read Helge Hvid’s and Eivind Falkum’s book about Work and Wellbeing in the Nordic Countries like a crime story, it becomes exciting. The two editors are trying to establish whether the Nordic model already has died, or is dying. But does the evidence hold?
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