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Swedish work environment tempts Chinese
Oscar Berger is Sweden’s Counsellor of Labour Market Affairs in Beijing. His job is to study the Chinese labour market and employment issues for the future – including Chinese competence and labour immigration.
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The hunt for highly skilled labour
How do you remain competitive when everybody wants to attract the highest qualified labour? Nordic Labour Journal has travelled around the world to hear both authorities and migrants state their case.
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New convention improves marine working environments
Shipping is the most global of all businesses. One reason for introducing a new Marine Labour Convention is to create a more even playing field for the shipping companies. Shipowners should no longer be able to save money by cutting wages or neglecting the working environment.
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Towards a common EU integration policy
Integration policy is a national responsibility within the EU, but the Swedish presidency has made an effort to make it easier to compare just how well member states integrate new arrivals.
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Immigration amplifies differences between Nordic countries
One of the things separating the Nordic countries from each other is what immigrant groups they have attracted, and how long they have stayed. Compared to many other European countries though, they have something in common: the refugee percentage is high.
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Helping new arrivals realise their dreams
“I have been thinking lately that I have experience many others lack, which allows me some degree of authority to speak on what works and what doesn’t when it comes to integration policy,” says Nyamko Sabuni, Sweden’s Minister for Integration and Gender Equality.
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Immigration policy change: from humanism to pragmatism
The term refugee could be disappearing. People are deemed immigrants and allowed in if a country feels they could be useful. Current demography dictates a stimulation of labour immigration, while asylum policies are being tightened. Europe’s migration policy is changing shape.
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Holding on to the foreign workers
More and more Danish companies are increasing their drive to recruit foreign workers. Wind turbine producer Vestas has experienced the importance of creating a social network for foreign workers, and how important it is to help their spouses to find work too.
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Iceland: light at the end of the tunnel?
When faced with an economic crisis, Icelanders used to simply buckle down and work harder for a while. Now they’re faced with the unusual situation of having no jobs to go to. This economic crisis has hit everybody hard, and especially the unemployed.
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Making new welfare policy in the US
Can conditional cash payments help your kids stay in school or do well on tests or help families beat the poverty trap? It was proven successful in Mexico, New York City is testing it now, and Britain’s Gordon Brown is watching closely to see if there is something to learn.
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