Labour Market
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Why Swedish countryside youths are ahead in the labour market
In Sweden, fewer young people from the countryside go on to university or other higher education compared with city youths. Yet more young people in rural areas – and especially men – start working earlier than their peers in towns and metropolitan areas. Many also work while studying.
9 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
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Early intervention helps Icelandic youth back on their feet
In southern Iceland, a youth centre is working closely with other municipal agencies to ensure young people do not slip through the cracks on their journey to further education or the labour market.
8 minutes
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Urban women in Denmark want to reform agriculture
Women from urban areas make up a majority of students in the Natural Resources bachelor’s programme at Denmark’s largest scientific research and educational institution, KU Science. The female students want to work towards healthier food systems, and job opportunities are good.
6 minutes
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Icelandic fisheries risk zero capelin catch for the second year in a row
Capelin has been one of the most valuable species for the Icelandic fisheries industry and general economy this past decade. Its importance has varied, but throughout this century capelin products have accounted for 17 per cent of fisheries exports and 8 per cent of the market value, making it an important part of the industry.
4 minutes
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AFI research: The sick leave debate needs readjusting
Norway has one of the highest sick leave levels in the world. So far, no remedies have proven effective. The debate about sick leave and social exclusion sometimes needs a bit of guidance to stop it from going off track, says AFI researchers.
6 minutes
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AFI and Arbeidsliv i Norden: A Nordic view of working life
The Norwegian Work Research Institute AFI turns 60 this year. For 24 of those years, the institute has published Arbeidsliv i Norden (the Nordic Labour Journal) on commission from the Nordic Council of Ministers.
6 minutes
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Could fewer international students damage Norway’s international standing?
The number of international students in Norway is falling dramatically. Fewer Norwegian students are going abroad and fewer international students are arriving. A loss for Norway, argue educational experts.
6 minutes
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Finland: Strong collaboration against work-related crime
The shadow economy and economic crime, illegal work and the exploitation of labour will be some of the priorities when Finland takes over the Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2025.
9 minutes
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Improved Nordic labour market statistics provide better insights
The Nordic Statistics Database, a collaboration between the Nordic Council of Ministers and the Swedish statistics and research company Statisticon, has undergone huge developments. This will benefit anyone working with comparative Nordic assessment statistics in working life.
3 minutes