![Hyllie – the district that symbolises the Nordic labour market Hyllie – the district that symbolises the Nordic labour market](http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/i-fokus/in-focus-2024/theme-the-common-nordic-labour-market-at-70/article.2024-06-20.0962757907/@@images/1582c013-6401-4a87-92e8-da0f883072bf.jpeg)
Hyllie – the district that symbolises the Nordic labour market
Jun 20, 2024 A private initiative became the beginning of a dynamic district halfway between Malmö Central and Copenhagen Airport. The Eurovision Song Contest was recently staged here and in June, participants this week gathered to celebrate 70 years of the common Nordic labour market.![Swedish minister: Still room for improvement to the common Nordic labour market Swedish minister: Still room for improvement to the common Nordic labour market](http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/i-fokus/in-focus-2024/theme-the-common-nordic-labour-market-at-70/article.2024-06-20.0132457440/@@images/38d288f3-2adf-447b-8f73-6773cab7b0b4.jpeg)
Swedish minister: Still room for improvement to the common Nordic labour market
Jun 20, 2024 Sweden’s Minister for Employment Johan Pehrson has painted a picture of the Nordic region as a beacon in northern Europe, offering hope and opportunities to people. But what does the agreement on the common Nordic labour market really mean beyond what is already regulated by the EU?![Danielle - from Party Swede to seamstress Danielle - from Party Swede to seamstress](http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/i-fokus/in-focus-2024/theme-the-common-nordic-labour-market-at-70/article.2024-06-12.8992834069/@@images/0dd3758e-a4b2-4017-8493-84ed52adb687.jpeg)
Danielle - from Party Swede to seamstress
Jun 20, 2024 Like tens of thousands of other Swedish youths, Danielle Backström travelled to Norway to work. She became one of the “Party Swedes” who worked in restaurants, cafés and bars. Since then, she has worked as a home carer and with plants. Now, she is training to become a seamstress.![Nordics counting the costs of work-related illness Nordics counting the costs of work-related illness](http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/i-fokus/in-focus-2024/theme-work-related-deaths/article.2024-05-22.6900053337/@@images/7c41d43f-ef99-4cb1-b3c7-135c0d99f958.jpeg)
Nordics counting the costs of work-related illness
May 27, 2024 3,000 Swedes die every year from work-related injuries. Unlike fatalities and accidents in the workplace, the effects of poor working environments are harder to see and measure. For the individual, the lost years amount to an immeasurable loss, but society also stands to lose an estimated 4 per cent of GDP per country a year.![More exposed to cancer – Norwegian firefighters pushing for legal change More exposed to cancer – Norwegian firefighters pushing for legal change](http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/i-fokus/in-focus-2024/theme-work-related-deaths/article.2024-05-22.5615900740/@@images/3a48b57b-4370-46aa-81c0-b82ca5bc63d5.jpeg)
More exposed to cancer – Norwegian firefighters pushing for legal change
May 27, 2024 They expose themselves to great risks to save others and property. But the price they pay can be high. Firefighters are more likely to develop cancer than people in most other occupations. There are now growing calls for making it easier for firefighters to have cancer recognised as an occupational disease.![No horsing around with the work environment for the Swedish equine sector No horsing around with the work environment for the Swedish equine sector](http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/i-fokus/in-focus-2024/theme-work-related-deaths/article.2024-05-14.4546287026/@@images/c7d09866-5df7-4bdb-b378-a8372e2149eb.jpeg)
No horsing around with the work environment for the Swedish equine sector
May 27, 2024 The Swedish horse industry faces challenges both in terms of high accident risks and heavy labour. To improve the work environment, they offer training and also use research to find new methods and tools to create better conditions. Now, a new equestrian centre where new technology will be tested is nearing completion.![Swedish MEPs: Climate crucial in EU elections Swedish MEPs: Climate crucial in EU elections](http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/i-fokus/in-focus-2024/theme-the-nordic-region-and-the-eu/article.2024-04-25.5396221140/@@images/1b477c2a-d5b8-425a-855b-89d4cc014834.jpeg)
Swedish MEPs: Climate crucial in EU elections
Apr 29, 2024 In the EU it is often said that the green transition will bring future jobs, but now the EU’s main climate actions are threatened. As June’s European Parliamentary elections approach, far-right parties want to either change or tear up existing decisions in the EU Green Deal and Fit for 55. The conservative EPP group is also looking at putting the brakes on the climate transition.![Claes-Mikael Ståhl: Money and solidarity needed for the green transition Claes-Mikael Ståhl: Money and solidarity needed for the green transition](http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/i-fokus/in-focus-2024/theme-the-nordic-region-and-the-eu/article.2024-04-23.0472276693/@@images/e658df5f-65a4-4062-84d0-ae259de542e6.jpeg)
Claes-Mikael Ståhl: Money and solidarity needed for the green transition
Apr 29, 2024 Right-wing populists are gaining ground in Europe and if they get more power in the Parliament, ambitions for the green transition and for a social and just Europe risk being pushed back. "We worry about even more push-backs in the future," says Claes-Mikael Ståhl, the European Trade Union Congress Deputy General Secretary.![Mobilising for a strong social Europe Mobilising for a strong social Europe](http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/i-fokus/in-focus-2024/theme-the-nordic-region-and-the-eu/article.2024-04-24.7127498794/@@images/60cb6e65-a743-4a67-87ef-338a3fd9cf6f.jpeg)
Mobilising for a strong social Europe
Apr 29, 2024 On 16 April, a new social declaration on the future of employment policy covering the years 2024 to 2019 was adopted in Belgian La Hulpe. The La Hulpe Declaration was signed by the Belgian Presidency on behalf of 25 countries. Sweden and Austria were the only EU states not to sign.![EU’s labour market wish list “could crash with the Nordic model” EU’s labour market wish list “could crash with the Nordic model”](http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/i-fokus/in-focus-2024/theme-the-nordic-region-and-the-eu/article.2024-04-25.9739444527/@@images/13aa0ef3-d804-4968-aae8-469d9d300f29.jpeg)
EU’s labour market wish list “could crash with the Nordic model”
Apr 29, 2024 The EU Parliament has drawn up a huge wish list for the labour market. Top social democrat candidate Johan Danielsson believes it contains reasonable demands. "The Nordic region has a lot to gain from improved working and living conditions in the rest of Europe, says Danielsson.![Severe drop in childbirth rates across the Nordics Severe drop in childbirth rates across the Nordics](http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/i-fokus/in-focus-2024/theme-gender-equality/article.2024-03-24.7761279030/@@images/372a5d9b-357e-4bd0-8e20-ba347c0eb6d8.jpeg)
Severe drop in childbirth rates across the Nordics
Mar 25, 2024 What will happen to the Nordic labour market when birth rates in all of the five Nordic countries have fallen to record-low levels? Can existing assisted fertilisation technology help increase the number of children? Or is the drop in foreign adoptions larger?![Danish expert: Support young people to get pregnant, not to freeze their eggs Danish expert: Support young people to get pregnant, not to freeze their eggs](http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/i-fokus/in-focus-2024/theme-gender-equality/article.2024-03-21.9045102077/@@images/4c165e46-e9dd-4232-a95c-c2bb7d103536.jpeg)