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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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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GHS
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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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.
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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?
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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”.
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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Mapping the mental border obstacles between Denmark and Sweden
Jun 20, 2019
Preconceptions, experiences, habits and feelings can prevent businesses from working across national borders. Ethnologist Fredrik Nilsson says that besides money, a lot of emotions are being invested in cross-border work.
About us
Nordic Labour Journal
Jun 01, 2019
is an online publication with articles by journalists and writers from the Nordic countries. We aim to produce news and features about working life in a Nordic perspective. Editor-in-chief is Björn Lindahl.
About us
Editorial staff
Jun 01, 2019
Björn Lindahl is editor-in chief of the Nordic Labour journal and its network of freelance journalists and photographers in all the Nordic countries as well as in Åland and the Faroe islands. In addition, Kerstin Ahlberg participates as an employment law expert and Lars Bevanger as a translator.
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Jun 01, 2019
In conjunction with the online publication of ‘Arbeidsliv i Norden’ and the Nordic Labour Journal, there is a free monthly newsletter in the Scandinavian languages and English.
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How to get Danes to retire later – like Norwegians and Swedes do
May 27, 2019
Norwegians and Swedes retire later than their Danish neighbours, partly because their pensions keep growing with each extra year they spend in the labour market. This is one of the 11 good reasons a new report highlights for Denmark to learn from what Sweden and Norway do.
Editorial
A more precise view on inclusion
May 26, 2019
It is hard to generalise about labour market inclusion. Everyone who fails to join or who drops out have their own story. But we are getting more detailed comparisons between the different Nordic countries.
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Paula Lehtomäki wants a new Nordic passport union and a clearer Nordic Council of Ministers
May 26, 2019
Nordic citizens should be able to use digital ID and use digital services in neighbouring countries, says the new Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers. She wants to continue delivering results that really benefit the region's citizens.
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A tough tone between EU and national courts
May 26, 2019
Right now, Nordic labour ministries are busy working with two EU directives. The directive on the posting of workers is being expanded, while a new directive on transparent and predictable working conditions is to be implemented.
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“It is our environments which make us handicapped”
May 26, 2019
Kristine Ronæss Årdal has cerebral palsy, and certain environments make integration difficult. In her experience, positive attitudes combined with physical facilitation is often easier to achieve than many think.
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Inclusion on a labour market with ever increasing demands
May 26, 2019
Inclusion is something which all the Nordic countries treasure. Yet while they agree on the goal, they often use different measures and have different ideas for how the labour market should work. How, for instance, does an education system using a lot of workplace training impact on those who do not finish their education? Does strong employment protection help youths?
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Torstein Lerhol is responsible for 700 staff. Now he wants to become mayor.
May 26, 2019
Torstein Lerhol can only move one finger, but feels he can contribute to society just like anybody else thanks to the support he gets from his home municipality of Vang in Oppland, Norway. He wants to give something back. That is why he will run for mayor this autumn.
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