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The Nordics come together to prepare for future crises nyhet
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The Nordics come together to prepare for future crises

When new crises shake the Nordic region, the countries will cooperate on crisis preparedness and keep a close dialogue before introducing closed borders and other restrictions which impact on Nordic neighbours. There is broad agreement for this between the Nordic governments and parliamentarians.
 Norwegian pilot project: get work-ready in the workplace nyhet

Norwegian pilot project: get work-ready in the workplace

Nordic employment authorities usually use one of two approaches when trying to help people far removed from the labour market. The traditional one is to make the job seeker “job ready” before starting work. The other is to train people for the labour market in an actual workplace.
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Theme: The Nordics are entering the future of work

Newsletter from the Nordic Labour Journal 9/2017
Feminists, but also masculinists innsikt

Feminists, but also masculinists

The Nordic region has cooperated on gender equality for 40 years. It has been of great importance for equality’s progress and has improved the lives of Nordic citizens, said Eygló Harðardóttir, Iceland’s Minister of Equality during the anniversary celebrations in Iceland on 26 August. Where is the debate today? Is there a need for a new equality narrative?
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The Nordic labour market turns 70 – but is it being fully explored?

Being able to work in a neighbouring Nordic country without applying for a work or residency permit is a given for Nordic citizens. But why do we no longer do it?
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The salmon millions keeping a small Norwegian island society alive

Millions of kroner from the fish farming sector contribute to the community and activities in Frøya – from carnival and language cafés to the downpayment of municipal debts. But with most eggs in one basket, the municipality is vulnerable.
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Do we choose new or old?

Good cooperation can be about new initiatives as well as protecting things that actually work. What drives developments can be people, new organisations or pressing new circumstances. This issue of the Nordic Labour Journal is a mix of all three components.
Four new Nordic labour ministers – and their challenges nyhet

Four new Nordic labour ministers – and their challenges

In 2022, both Norway, Sweden and Denmark got new labour ministers. Here is your chance to get to know them better.
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The Nordic region: defying economic theory

The Nordic countries defy many of the traditional economic theories. Despite having large public sectors, strong unions, small wage differences, generous welfare states and high taxes, their economies have fared better than those of most countries.
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Finnish cases in EU Court of Justice could have Nordic consequences

Is the Finnish system of universally applicable collective agreements incompatible with the free movement of services? That is what an advocate-general at the Court of Justice of the European Union suggests in a fresh opinion. The case is only one out of three current ones which could have a major impact on the Nordic countries’ labour markets.
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