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Karen Ellemann: Nordic cooperation more important than ever
The Arctic has gone from being a region characterised by peaceful cooperation to a geopolitical flashpoint. This week, the Nordic Council of Ministers launched its tenth Arctic programme during the Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø. It allocates 30 million Danish kroner (€4m) over three years to strengthen social, economic and environmental sustainability.
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Icelandic fisheries risk zero capelin catch for the second year in a row
Capelin has been one of the most valuable species for the Icelandic fisheries industry and general economy this past decade. Its importance has varied, but throughout this century capelin products have accounted for 17 per cent of fisheries exports and 8 per cent of the market value, making it an important part of the industry.
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Difficult conditions for trans people in the Nordic labour market
Trans people are a particularly vulnerable group in working life and face higher unemployment levels, often insecure employment, lower pay and higher rates of sick leave than the majority population. This is according to the report ”Trans People’s Working Life Conditions in the Nordic Countries”, which was presented at a Nordic conference in October.
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Menopause initiative saves millions in sick leave costs for Swedish municipality
The traditional phase which sooner or later affects nearly half of the Nordic workforce has long been viewed as a women’s issue. New initiatives are about to change that.
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Finland: Strong collaboration against work-related crime
The shadow economy and economic crime, illegal work and the exploitation of labour will be some of the priorities when Finland takes over the Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2025.
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Improved Nordic labour market statistics provide better insights
The Nordic Statistics Database, a collaboration between the Nordic Council of Ministers and the Swedish statistics and research company Statisticon, has undergone huge developments. This will benefit anyone working with comparative Nordic assessment statistics in working life.
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Swedish strip club challenges ban on night work
Should the employees at the strip club Club Heartbeat be allowed to work all night? No, says the Swedish Work Environment Authority. Yes, says the club’s owner, referring to a new collective agreement that allows exceptions to the Working Hours Act.
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New Nuuk airport could provide lift for Greenland’s labour market
Direct cross-Atlantic flights to Nuuk could bring even more tourists to Greenland and in the long term encourage Greenlandic youths to get an education and find work in their home country.
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Iceland facing watershed moment as PM calls snap elections
Iceland is heading for snap elections in November after the right-left coalition of Bjarni Benediktsson collapsed in October over a range of disagreements. Political scientists were not surprised and some predict a watershed moment in Icelandic politics.
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Nordic governments’ sigh of relief as collective bargaining rights still intact
Pilots and cabin crew do not perform work of equal value, thus it is not discriminatory when pilots receive higher travel allowances. This was the somewhat anticlimactic ruling from the EU Court of Justice in a case that Sweden and Denmark feared would set a precedent that could threaten the right to free collective bargaining.…
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