http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org daily 1 2009-06-04T03:32:33Z http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/artikler/kommentar/comments-2013-1/article.2013-04-16.8745376270 What do you do if your colleague works twice as long at half the pay that you get? There are trades and individuals who gravely exploit cheap labour, and in times of crisis many will accept a lot in order to get a job. What is being done in the Nordic region to make sure labour market rules are being followed? The fight against social dumping is this month’s theme in the Nordic Labour Journal. No publisher lars 2013-04-16T11:21:50Z Article http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/i-fokus/social-dumping/article.2013-04-15.4323513408 335,000 citizens from EU’s new member states moved to the Nordic region between 2004 and 2011. A considerable number of workers and service providers from these countries have also been posted there during the same period of time. Foreign labour has represented a positive contribution to the economic growth, but it has also put pressure of wages and working conditions. No publisher lars 2013-04-16T11:28:43Z Article http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/artikler/insikt-og-analyse/insight-and-analysis-2013/article.2013-04-15.8250668882 The ILO will help put the youth guarantee into practice and make sure €6bn granted by the EU will be used to get Europe’s youth into work. The ILO will play a stronger role in helping crisis-hit European countries to improve the economic, social and political consequences of the crisis and to reestablish trust in the countries. No publisher lars 2013-04-16T11:30:47Z Article http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/artikler/portrett/portrait-2013-1/article.2013-01-14.1808629978 ”More people can do some work” says Anniken Huitfeldt when I meet Norway’s new Minister of Labour just as we enter 2013. There are parliamentary elections in September. So where will she make her mark in the next six months; where does she want to make a difference as Minister of Labour in Jens Stoltenberg’s government? No publisher lars 2013-02-08T07:58:53Z Article http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/i-fokus/in-focus-2012/airline-industry-working-conditions-under-pressure-from-globalisation/article.2012-12-13.9181145315 Developments in the aviation industry have presented new challenges to politicians, employers and trade unions. Deregulation and increased competition makes it cheaper to fly, which means increased growth. But market conditions could end up being tougher than the partly state owned airlines can handle. No publisher lars 2012-12-14T08:03:31Z Article http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/artikler/forskning/research-2012/article.2012-12-06.2375033159 Many wonder how the Nordic countries manage so well through the economic crisis. It is often said it is because of their economic policies, yet the reality is more complex. This year marks 50 years since Norway’s employees (organised in LO) and employers (organised in NHO) began their cooperation project. Bjørn Gustavsen takes a look at how autonomy and workplace learning became central to the project: No publisher lars 2012-12-14T07:58:33Z Article http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/artikler/insikt-og-analyse/insight-and-analysis-2012/article.2012-10-10.6736676160 Nordic women and men work for longer than their European colleagues, and the retirement age is increasing. But there are also differences between the Nordic countries. In later years Denmark has considered Sweden and Norway to be good examples when it comes to employment among the older generation. So why the differences, and why do more people want to work for longer? No publisher lars 2012-10-14T15:35:16Z Article http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/artikler/kommentar/comments-2012/article.2012-09-19.9362536009 Norway’s Minister of Labour Hanne Bjurstrøm wanted to celebrate Nordic cooperation and invited her colleagues to Svalbard. No publisher lars 2013-03-23T14:47:45Z Article http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/nyheter/news-2012/article.2012-09-14.0381597146 Trade unions have lost members and influence over the past 20 years in all European countries, with only a few exceptions. The main reasons are high unemployment, an increasingly deregulated labour market and weaker safety nets which make many workers weary of putting their demands forwards and to become union members. Unions in several countries also criticise what they see as a relatively self-congratulatory Nordic model. No publisher lars 2012-09-14T13:26:37Z Article http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/artikler/insikt-og-analyse/insight-and-analysis-2012/article.2012-09-12.7453976300 For five years now the Nordic model has been the subject of a study which aims to establish whether the model can manage to modernise. A conference in Oslo at the end of August marked the end of REASSESS, where 80 reports and five books were presented over two intensive days. No publisher lars 2012-09-13T08:06:02Z Article http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/nyheter/news-2012/article.2012-05-22.8368695730 Should we have a statutory minimum wage? Absolutely not say Nordic trade unions, and they’re usually backed by employers’ organisations. It’s an attitude people elsewhere in Europe find difficult to understand. No publisher lars 2013-03-21T23:59:28Z Article http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/artikler/kommentar/comments-2012/article.2012-04-15.1504835484 A long and comprehensive job to find and solve the key problems met by Nordic citizens working in a different Nordic country is nearing its end. No publisher lars 2012-04-15T20:28:29Z Article http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/i-fokus/in-focus-2012/nordic-women-break-more-barriers-1/article.2012-03-07.9973522191 There is strong political will in Sweden to strengthen women’s entrepreneurship and between 2007 and 2014 the centre-right government spent a total of 800m SEK (€90m) on supporting, developing and highlighting women’s enterprise. De-regulated public sector markets open up for new businesses, but there is a risk that Swedish businesses will mirror the Swedish labour market and end up being just as gender segregated. No publisher lars 2012-03-08T09:52:09Z Article http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/i-fokus/in-focus-2012/nordic-women-break-more-barriers-1/article.2012-03-07.2895697035 The law on quotas is the most efficient measure to improve the boardroom gender balance. “But the law should be followed up by effective sanctions and state measures which help stimulate the action.” That is the advice from head of research Mari Teigen to other countries looking to legislate for quotas on company boards. No publisher lars 2012-03-08T09:51:38Z Article http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/i-fokus/in-focus-2012/age-is-no-barrier/article.2012-02-07.3297216816 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. No publisher lars 2012-02-10T14:27:41Z Article