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Nordic gender equality workers face tough working conditions
A new report shows gender equality efforts in the Nordics face wide-spread opposition which often takes the shape of harassment and threats.
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National advice for how to fight ageism
Far too many older workers face age discrimination at work and in everyday life, according to the Swedish government. It has now established a national council against ageism.
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New ILO convention on platform work
For the first time ever, an international standard for work carried out through digital platforms like Uber, Bolt and Wolt will be covered by one international standard.
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New report on grey areas in the Norwegian labour market
As many as 100,000 jobs could be in the grey area when it comes to labour exploitation, according to a new report from the Fafo research institution.
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Comeback for Danish Minister for Employment
Social Democrat Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen returns to her role as Minister for Employment in Denmark. She will also be responsible for gender equality in the new government.
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Nordic culture exercise its resilience on fortress island of Suomenlinna
On the Suomenlinna island outside Helsinki, Nordic artists, culture workers and institutions meet as resources dwindle and working conditions get harder. Despite budget cuts, cooperation is growing, as is a shared conviction that culture is not a luxury but part of the Nordic region’s resilience. Suomenlinna’s role as a fortress is relevant again.
11 minutes
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DJ and inclusion consultant without job security
Laura Astrid Colstrup has chosen to forgo a permanent job, a pension scheme and unemployment insurance in favour of a life as a self-employed person with four sources of income and a working community for the self-employed.
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Jazz musician on working life: “You have to take responsibility for your own career”
Norwegian Drummer and improvisor Tollef Østvang never expected to find a permanent job as a musician. As a freelance jazz musician he has chosen artistic freedom and his own projects, but feels welfare schemes are poorly adapted to indepentend artists’ needs. Now, LO Selvstendig (LO Self-employed) seeks better systems for these types of jobs.
10 minutes
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The freelancer making a living from her love of dogs
Training a support dog handler is about improving the human’s skills – not the dog’s. Behind the concept is a freelancer who has been making a living for more than 20 years from a life-long true passion: our four-legged friends.
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“You can’t afford to be ill when you run your own business”
Sunniva Johanna Troll Imhof is at home on parental leave with her second child. Being a self-employed physiotherapist brings greater economic uncertainty than if she had been permanently employed.
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