Portrait
A portrait of the richest of the rich in Finland
Nov 27, 2019 Who are the richest one in a thousand in Finland – the euro millionaires? How do they view themselves and other Finns? These issues are being explored in one of the most discussed books this autumn: Huipputuloiset – or something like The Top Earners in English.
News
A gender change in the cleaning profession
Nov 27, 2019 Cleaning is about to become a male-dominated occupation. It used to be nearly exclusively women who worked the mop. Now men, especially those with an immigrant background, are taking over according to a report from the Oslo Institute for Social Research.
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Climate
Nordic governments: Everyone must join the fight against climate change
Nov 06, 2019 Fighting climate change is no longer a choice, but an absolute necessity which means our countries, our citizens and our industries must make great changes. That was the message from the Nordic prime ministers at the Nordic Council’s session in Stockholm.
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Metoo
The multi-faceted fight against sexual harassment
Oct 18, 2019 This October it is two years since the American actor Alyssa Milano sent out the first tweet with the hashtag #metoo. That set off a reaction that spread from Twitter to the streets and into the corridors of power. Suddenly sexualised violence and harassment was being discussed in a new way. But what has really changed in these three years?
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Metoo
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
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".
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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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