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Border-less learning
“Adult learning is a priority”, said Norwegian deputy minister Åge Rosnes, when he opened the conference “Quality adult learning. A challenge for the Nordic welfare model?” It was one of many events which form part of “The Nordic Network for Adult Learning” (NVL). It begun in January 2005 as an initiative by the Nordic Council…
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Older workers: A mental change for Finland
The number of employed people over 55 years of age has increased more in Finland than in most other European countries in recent years. A full three quarters of the 300.000 jobs created between 1999 and 2001 were taken by older men and women.
6 minutes
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Sustainability – a strategy for the future
Can society be sustainable if working life isn’t? By valuing working life in terms of sustainability, we add a new perspective of forward thinking and inclusiveness which concerns people. Sustainability puts work in a context which challenges traditional solutions and players, and it mobilises fresh thinking. This is one conclusion from a report written by…
10 minutes
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Making production sustainable: The Danish experience
When Danes talked about ‘sustainable’ production in the past, they were most likely thinking of organic farming products. During the 1980s and l990s the expression was given a wider meaning. Today it is associated with production, economy and working life.
8 minutes
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Integrity – a new term in Norwegian labour law
The Nordic countries set up labour inspection authorities to protect workers against accidents, dangerous chemicals and excessive spells of work. But how do labour inspection work when the work place is in transformation? During times of change so many things happen simultaneously that the employees’ integrity is threatened.
5 minutes
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Chaos within safe borders
You feel it as soon as you step inside Norwegian Snøhetta’s offices; something exciting is happening here. In what used to be a big harbour authority storage hall, overlooking the ravishing Oslo fjord through a huge glass window, 50 people are sat drawing the future.
5 minutes
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Youths falling at the hurdles of working life
There’s increased division in the labour market, and young people are the ones who are loosing out. Earlier there were alternatives for those who didn’t succeed in school or took a greater interest in practical work. Today those youths risk being left behind. There has been a change in the structures of the labour market,…
13 minutes
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Finnish fast track through the employment office
During the 90s, Finland succeeded in rapidly reducing unemployment among young people. Now new tools are needed to move on. A system of fast-tracking them through the employment office has proved successful. The method is called society guarantee. The aim is for all unemployed between 17 and 25 to either get a place of study,…
7 minutes
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Sustainable work for a sustainable development
The Nordic countries don’t particularly stand out when you focus on what factors create a sustainable work place. It’s all about being seen and being heard. It’s about working at a speed you can live with, and with resources and tools good enough for the task at hand. And not least – the work must…
11 minutes
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Order at work is the order of the day
That’s what Eva Natka, 28, values most in her work in Estonia. ”I’ve always got a big pile of papers on my desk. When it shrinks, I’m happy.”
6 minutes