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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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Metoo
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.
In focus
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".
Editorial
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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MINISTER OF LABOUR
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.
Editorial
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.
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ILO
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.”
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ILO
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Metoo
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.
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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.
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TOURISM
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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.
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