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Labour crime knows no borders
The Nordic region needs labour, but how do we make sure foreign workers are not being exploited? Key players have met in Helsinki to strengthen Nordic and Baltic cooperation against labour crime.
4 minutes
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Sweden: Gender gap widens in education, economically and politically
Women are significantly more represented in higher education, especially in rural areas – a trend that is repeated in all Nordic countries. It has given many women a better life with higher employment levels and wages. However, the development also shows that men are falling behind.
6 minutes
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Greenland’s labour market partners defend the Nordic model
Employees and employers in Greenland are presenting a united front in defence of the Nordic model at home but assess the threat from the USA differently.
5 minutes
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Nordic police cooperation – from policy to reality
Criminal networks operate where there is money, across borders. A new police station on the actual border between Norway and Sweden will soon be inaugurated, and in Malmö, there is an operations centre staffed by both Danish and Swedish police.
10 minutes
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12 recommendations to get more people in vulnerable groups into working life
The need to increase labour market participation among vulnerable groups in the Nordics has long been high on the Nordic Council of Ministers’ agenda. A new report points to flexibility, individually tailored support and cooperation with employers as the key to success. NAV employees in Trondheim are already on the ball.
8 minutes
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Boyhood researcher: “We need to exercise our reading muscle”
There is still work to be done to make Finnish schools more gender equal. An ambitious gender equality programme is needed, believes the Finnish boyhood researcher Harry Lunabba. Both boys and girls would benefit from it. Falling PISA literacy scores can have long-term consequences for pupils.
9 minutes
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Equality under pressure – how the Nordics are fighting back
More than 50 years after the cooperation on gender equality began, the Nordics are doubling down on the promise to ensure that the region will continue to lead the way in the fight for equality and inclusion.
6 minutes
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Finland’s Minister of Cooperation: Put young people first in difficult times
A father of five children, young people and education are among Minister of Cooperation Anders Adlercreutz’s areas of expertise. These are also among the focus areas for the Nordic countries in the coming year.
9 minutes
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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.
5 minutes
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The Nordics lag behind in the fight against economic crime
Economic crime is a threat to the Nordic welfare societies, warned this year’s conference on the black economy. The fight against creative and innovative criminals needs more resources and better legislation, the trade union movement argues.
6 minutes