Fafo has mapped the grey areas in the Norwegian labour market on commission from the Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion.
Read this report in Norwegian on Arbeidsliv i Norden
“This is important knowledge. It should be safe to work in Norway, regardless of which sector you work in and where you come from.
“That’s why targeted efforts such as prevention and inspections are needed to stop this happening and to identify victims,” said Minister for Labour and Social Inclusion Kjersti Stenseng when she was presented with the report.
The report highlights the scale and trends as well as the types of workers and employers involved, how exploitation takes place and which sanctions and support mechanisms exist for people who are victims of this type of exploitation.
Those affected are a diverse group but share characteristics like limited knowledge of their own rights, weak language skills and access to few alternative networks.
The report “Sliding scales in labour exploitation. Between social dumping and human trafficking to forced labour“ was presented during a seminar hosted by Fafo Østforum.
