http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org daily 1 2009-06-04T03:32:33Z http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/nyheter/news-2012/article.2012-02-17.2621171737 Norway’s unemployment is low and employment is high. But the costs related to sick leave and early retirement are double that of the OECD country average based on GDP according to the OECD Economic Survey of Norway. No publisher lars 2012-02-17T14:13:47Z Article http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/nyheter/news-2012/article.2012-01-25.2710019669 The economic crisis which began in 2008 has turned into a global employment crisis. 27 million people have become unemployed since the start of the downturn. 400 million jobs must be created in the next decade in order to keep up with an increasing global population. No publisher lars 2013-03-23T22:20:35Z Article http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/artikler/insikt-og-analyse/insight-and-analysis-2011/article.2011-09-01.4055953434 What made hundreds of youths run amok in Manchester and other UK cities in August? Debate has been fierce in the weeks following riots that cost five lives and millions of Pounds in damages. The political right blames a moral collapse, the left blames budget cuts and social deprivation. In Manchester the riots have led to a renewed focus on the large and growing gap between the rich and poor. No publisher lars 2013-03-23T22:25:49Z Article http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/artikler/insikt-og-analyse/insight-and-analysis-2011/article.2011-04-30.6081658308 Nokia is shedding thousands of staff world-wide - the equivalent of one in ten workers within its mobile telephone business. The move is part of Nokia's attempt to remain in profit and improve the growth outlook within a completely new technological ecosystem. No publisher lars 2013-03-23T22:24:58Z Article http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/i-fokus/in-focus-2010/theme-opening-up-northern-borders/article.2010-11-02.2377347953 As the Iron Curtain came down, contacts between the Nordic region and Russia multiplied. Yet the image of the Eastern neighbour needs updating, even in the part of the Nordic region which has enjoyed the friendliest relationship - the Norwegian municipality of Sør-Varanger on the border with Russia. The nickel plant across the border has been a smokescreen both literally and figuratively. No publisher lars 2011-11-27T12:37:24Z Article http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/nyheter/news-2010/healthy-competent-citizens-the-nordic-plan-for-global-competitiveness Giant pan-Nordic drive for health and well-being takes off. No publisher lars 2013-03-23T14:54:18Z Article http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/i-fokus/in-focus-2010/theme-joint-nordic-drive-for-more-foreign-labour/swedish-work-environment-tempts-chinese Oscar Berger is Sweden's Counsellor of Labour Market Affairs in Beijing. His job is to study the Chinese labour market and employment issues for the future - including Chinese competence and labour immigration. No publisher lars 2011-01-25T14:18:49Z Article http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/i-fokus/in-focus-2010/theme-joint-nordic-drive-for-more-foreign-labour/joint-nordic-drive-for-more-foreign-labour Nordic cooperation could help market the region as an attractive labour market for highly educated third-country nationals. No publisher lars 2010-06-30T15:46:47Z Article http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/i-fokus/in-focus-2010/theme-joint-nordic-drive-for-more-foreign-labour/indians-discover-theres-more-to-denmark-than-dairies Denmark opened a Workindenmark office in New Dehli in October 2008. Now some Indians are slowly getting to know about this Nordic country. Danish authorities are holding back a larger recruitment campaign until they have more knowledge about what career opportunities exist for Indians in Denmark. No publisher lars 2011-01-25T14:19:50Z Article http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/i-fokus/in-focus-2010/theme-joint-nordic-drive-for-more-foreign-labour/finlands-welfare-system-appeals-to-indian-it-engineers Indian IT engineers Naveen Kumar Korupolu (32) and Basa Ravikiran (33) arrived in Helsinki from Hyderabad with their families five years ago. They have successfully fought off both long, dark winters and cultural differences. Fins are nice and life feels safe. No publisher lars 2011-01-25T14:19:21Z Article http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/nyheter/news-2010/new-convention-improves-marine-working-environments Shipping is the most global of all businesses. One reason for introducing a new Marine Labour Convention is to create a more even playing field for the shipping companies. Shipowners should no longer be able to save money by cutting wages or neglecting the working environment. No publisher lars 2010-05-10T10:04:00Z Article http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/artikler/insikt-og-analyse/innsikt-og-analyse-2008/making-new-welfare-policy-in-the-us Can conditional cash payments help your kids stay in school or do well on tests or help families beat the poverty trap? It was proven successful in Mexico, New York City is testing it now, and Britain's Gordon Brown is watching closely to see if there is something to learn. No publisher blindahl 2010-01-18T16:59:20Z Article http://www.nordiclabourjournal.org/artikler/insikt-og-analyse/innsikt-og-analyse-2008/from-before-cradle-to-grave If the new president asked: What would you recommend to really combat poverty? No publisher blindahl 2010-08-10T20:05:55Z Article