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Angela Davis in Reykjavik: We must see the structural powers that support the violence
Oct 18, 2019
“If we don’t challenge the structures in society, we risk getting into a situation where we end up fighting for women’s rights to be as violent as men,” warned Angela Davis when she addressed the large #metoo conference in Reykjavik on 17-19 September.
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Eva Nordmark's task: to liberalise Sweden’s employment act and reform the employment service
Oct 18, 2019
When former TCO President Eva Nordmark accepted to replace Ylva Johansson as Sweden’s Minister for Employment, she also accepted to follow up on proposals she had been critical of in the past, like the liberalisation of the employment act.
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Money can't buy you happiness in Iceland
Oct 18, 2019
Families need decent wages in order to afford all the essentials. But high wages do not necessarily make families happy. There is no direct correlation between money and happiness, unless the family has real economic problems. The key to happiness is mainly spending time with family and friends.
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The male role in Finland is changing
Oct 18, 2019
One ended up in prison for refusing to do his military service. Another did his military service and ended up working for the armed forces. Today both are on the board of the new feminist association for men, saying they have a lot to learn from the Finnish women’s movement.
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Sweden to strengthen preventative work against discrimination
Oct 18, 2019
Many employers are not aware that they must work on active measures to promote equal rights and opportunities for their employees. So says the Swedish government, which has appointed a commissioner tasked with coming up with proposals for how to make the monitoring of the discrimination act more effective.
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Metoo
How have the Nordic countries reacted to #metoo?
Oct 18, 2019
The Nordic countries have put the questions raised by the metoo-movement high on the agenda, not only for the ministers of gender equality, but for all ministers.
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Metoo
ILO Convention on Violence and Harassment - an issue of Decent Work?
Oct 07, 2019
In an op-ed the Council of Nordic Trade Unions and the leaders of the Baltic Trade Union Confederations urge the eight Nordic and Baltic countries to quickly ratify the latest ILO-convention, often called the Metoo-convention.
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Far more labour migrants to Poland than Poles to Norway
Sep 24, 2019
For the second year running, Poland has received more labour migrants than any other OECD country. Meanwhile, fewer Poles travel to other European countries to work. This could lead to challenges for low-pay sectors in Nordic countries.
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Oslo Foodora riders on strike
Sep 19, 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.
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Why did #metoo hit the Nordics differently?
Sep 16, 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.
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Theme: Fatal workplace accidents
Sep 12, 2019
Despite a vision zero for no workplace deaths, there are still too many fatal accidents. We analyse the Swedish statistics and visit a Finnish safety park. "Safety routines must be closer to people's hearts," says the national working environment coordinator for the Swedish Construction Federation's project "A safe workplace".
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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:
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Climate
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.
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Fatal accidents
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 2019 in Sweden. But the initial increase in fatal accidents earlier in 2019 has subsided. 44 persons died, which is 11 less than the year before.
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Fatal accidents
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.
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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.
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