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Finland: Unions and the construction industry join forces to fight shadow economy tema
| Sep 2018

Finland: Unions and the construction industry join forces to fight shadow economy

Trade unions and employers have entered into an unusual collaboration to fight unfair competition and the shadow economy within the Finnish construction industry. A cross-border cooperation has also been important for work environment agencies in Finland and Estonia.
Theme: Nordic working life facing up to changing times col1

Theme: Nordic working life facing up to changing times

Ole Jacob Sunde: the important thing is the media - not whether news is printed on paper tema

Ole Jacob Sunde: the important thing is the media - not whether news is printed on paper

“The most important thing is to have good platforms and sources of information where you find important and relevant news and stories presented with integrity. Which medium is being used is less important in the long run. We should make use of technology,” says Ole Jacob Sunde, chairman both at Schibsted and the Tinius Trust.
Gissur Pétursson, Permanent Secretary with thermometer and yardstick interview

Gissur Pétursson, Permanent Secretary with thermometer and yardstick

Gissur Pétursson worked in the Icelandic Directorate of Labour for more than 20 years, but has moved on to become the top civil servant in the Ministry of Social Affairs and Children. The ministry has just changed to focus on four areas; children, housing, social insurance and the labour market.
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The green transition needs public support

The green transition and Greenland. Are the two linked? The election result which turned the power balance upside down on the island was influenced by a controversial mining project. It promised an abundance of rare earth materials needed for lithium batteries that are used in electric cars and wind turbines.
Joint decision making and freedom of expression in the Nordics col1

Joint decision making and freedom of expression in the Nordics

Norway's new Super Minister: Bjarne Håkon Hanssen interview

Norway's new Super Minister: Bjarne Håkon Hanssen

Work for all is one of the main aims of Norway's new left-of-centre government. "Super Minister" Bjarne Håkon Hanssen carries a great responsibility. He controls one in three of every krone in the budget. He has to make sure the government reaches its goal of a more inclusive working life. The hidden unemployment must be fought, and more people of employable age must be included in working life.
New Norwegian drive to find jobs for people with impaired work abilities nyhet

New Norwegian drive to find jobs for people with impaired work abilities

Organisations for people with disabilities along with the social partners didn’t hold back their praise when Norway’s Minister for Labour Hanne Bjurstrøm and Minister for Children, Equality and Social Inclusion Audun Lysbakken presented their ‘Job strategy for people with impaired work ability‘ during the presentation of Norway’s 2012 budget on 6 October.
Theme: Vocational training for the future col1

Theme: Vocational training for the future

Newsletter from the Nordic Labour Journal 8/2023
tema
| May 2018

Digitalisation gives job centres new tasks and opportunities

Artificial intelligence (AI) and robot technology can tighten the quality for Nordic job centres, but also represents new challenges for authorities – including data safety.
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