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Will the ILO elect its first female Director-General? nyhet
| ILO

Will the ILO elect its first female Director-General?

On 25 March, the International Labour Organisation, ILO, will elect a new Director-General. There are five candidates, two of whom are women – Kang Kyung-wha from South Korea and Muriel Pénicaud from France. Both are former government ministers.
Platform work challenges the Nordic model nyhet
| ILO

Platform work challenges the Nordic model

Should we be adding a third labour market category in addition to employer and employee? As the Nordic labour ministers met in Helsinki between 22 and 23 November, much of the discussion centred on platform work and the challenges this presents for the Nordic model.
The Norwegian automated ferry that can be operated as easily as a lift tema

The Norwegian automated ferry that can be operated as easily as a lift

A wide range of new workplaces could become available in the wake of autonomous ferries.
The City of Copenhagen: Work based on trust, not control tema
| Sep 2016

The City of Copenhagen: Work based on trust, not control

Managing and leading public sector jobs using trust can help solve the complex challenges facing the Nordic welfare states, believes a researcher behind a new study on the Copenhagen trust reform. She challenges the Nordics to share experiences of trust-based management and leadership.
June general strike looms in Iceland nyhet

June general strike looms in Iceland

Iceland is already dealing with several strikes and more trade unions are threatening industrial action. There will be a general strike in June if the parties fail to reach a collective agreement. The strikes have already become the largest labour market conflict in Iceland in 25 years.
tema
| Feb 2016

When the diversity diversifies

“Immigration to the Nordic region does not only mean more diversity. What we’re seeing now is that the diversity is diversifying. We get super-diversity,” says Tuomas Martikainen, Director of the Finnish Institute of Migration.
Half of older Icelanders are still working tema

Half of older Icelanders are still working

Older Icelanders enjoy working and do so for longer than other older people in the Nordic region, the Baltics and the UK. Being active in the labour market is highly valued among the Icelandic.
Challenge: gathering Europe in a joint vision for the work environment tema

Challenge: gathering Europe in a joint vision for the work environment

25 percent of workers in the EU have a job which causes them psychosocial problems like stress, according to the fifth European working conditions survey. The results have been analysed in a report by Eurofound in cooperation with the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work. But measuring work environments is considerably harder than measuring unemployment.
Danish Queen historically important for gender equality tema
| March 8

Danish Queen historically important for gender equality

The Danes chose a woman to be sovereign, and Queen Margrethe has made a considerable contribution toward gender equality.
OECD Deputy Secretary-General Mari Kiviniemi: Sticks to facts and fears protectionism interview

OECD Deputy Secretary-General Mari Kiviniemi: Sticks to facts and fears protectionism

Former Prime Minister Mari Kiviniemi has spent nearly a lifetime in Finnish politics. As OECD Deputy Secretary-General she has spent most of her time advising the world’s governments on development and growth. At year’s end it is over. Now she wants to help Finland prosper as leader for the Finnish Commerce Federation.
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