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Lack of positive expectations an obstacle when young people with psychological problems seek work nyhet

Lack of positive expectations an obstacle when young people with psychological problems seek work

“I was furious over the way I was treated in school when I told the teachers that I was mentally ill. The entire school system reacted by completely removing any demands on me. Any expectations of me achieving anything at all, and succeeding with anything, completely disappeared,” says Adrian Lorentsson.
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Iben Nørup

Photo: Björn Lindahl
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Christopher Prinz, OECD

Photographer: Björn Lindahl
Out with the trade union sauna – in with gender equality! tema

Out with the trade union sauna – in with gender equality!

Gender equality in Finnish trade unions might have been lagging behind other Nordic countries. But things are getting better.
Minister of Labour Lauri Ihalainen: Improved competence will safeguard Finland’s future interview

Minister of Labour Lauri Ihalainen: Improved competence will safeguard Finland’s future

Finland’s new government has ambitious goals for improving people’s level of competence. Finns will handle structural changes and future challenges better through improved education and adult training.
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Basic skills - use them or lose them

The results from the first ever Nordic PIAAC report are both exciting and frightening. It shows a surprising number of people have such poor basic skills that it affects their chances in working and public life, and it does not improve with age either.
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Editorial: The good life as a centenarian

The good life as a centenarian is so far reserved for the very few, but this year the first post war generation turns 67. This is a watershed. Already in 2017 there will be fewer people in work than outside of work. Active ageing has never been more relevant.
ILO warns of global employment crisis nyhet

ILO warns of global employment crisis

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.
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Danes need to increase productivity

The Danish economy is only slowly and very unevenly recovering from the financial crisis which is sweeping across most of Europe, says the OECD. Productivity growth is one of the main problems.
Iceland's new labour market policy focuses on young men nyhet

Iceland's new labour market policy focuses on young men

Iceland is developing a labour market policy for the period leading up to 2020, the first such policy the country has ever had. There are more people with low education in Iceland than elsewhere in Europe. Experts say the most important thing now is to develop a strategy for educating young men.
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