Fafo in the press, June 2005

Mener «modernisering» gir dårligere tjenester ("Modernisation" of the government gives tougher conditions). Interview with Espen Løken in Dagsavisen in connection with the Fafo project Den nye staten (The new state), by Fafo researchers Espen Løken, Thomas Lorentzen and Sissel Trygstad. Also in Stavanger Aftenblad, June 30

Historiske vedtak om barnevernet (Historic decision about child welfare). Aftenposten. Fafo has evaluated the financing of child welfare in Oslo, see Fafo-report 483. See also articles in Embla Fontene: Barnevernet i Oslo granskes (Child welfare in Oslo is investigated) and Nådde fram (A breakthrough), June 24

De fikk ferie i gave (Vacation as a gift). Nettavisen writes about poverty among Norwegian children, and asks Fafo's Research Director Tone Fløtten to comment on this, June 23

7500 flere fra øst (7500 more workers from Eastern Europe). "But it won't shake the Norwegian labour market", Fafo's Research Director Line Eldring tells Aftenposten. Also refered in Nettavisen and P4

Anmelder Aker Kværner (Aker Kværner is reported). It is ForUM (an organisation for development and environment) who reports them, and the complaint is written by Axel Thorsdal at Fafo. Klassekampen, June 21

En kamp der skal vindes (A battle to be won). Danish Ugeavisen interviews Fafo Research Director Torgeir Stokke on minimum wage, see also Fafo paper (Lismoen and Stokke) about minimum wage in Norway (in Norwegian), June 19

Normalisme - akseptert rasisme? (Normalism - accepted racism?) Comment by Fafo researcher Hilde Haualand in Dagbladet, June 19

Fattigdom på norsk (Poverty in Norway). The Norwegian journal Dag og Tid interviews, among others, Fafo's research Director Tone Fløtten, June 18

Vårt nye menneskerettighetsproblem (Our new human rights problem). LO-Aktuelt quotes Fafo researcher Guri Tyldum's report Crossing Borders in an article about trafficking, June 17

Etter pensjonsforliket (After the pension compromise). Comment by Fafo Director Jon M. Hippe and Fafo researchers Tove Midsundstad and Geir Veland, in LO-Aktuelt, June 17

Kakaobønner og barnearbeid (Cocoa beans and child labour). Morten Bøås is interviewed in Norwegian journal of research ethichs (Forskningsetikk), June 16

Vil ha obligatorisk bondeutdanning (Obligatory farmers education necessary), suggests Østfold farmer's association, according to newspaper Nationen. See also Fafo report 463 (in Norwegian)

Integration help best in Baerum. Aftenposten News from Norway refers to a recent study by Norway's immigration agency UDI and Fafo, June 14

Halvparten opplever useriøsitet (New report on social dumping and low-wage competition). Research Director Jon Erik Dølvik has presented a preliminary report to the Norwegian union Fellesforbundet, according to their magazine. See also Seriøs kontra useriøs (Serious versus unserious) and Regulert minstelønn? (Regulated minimum wage?). Final report in June (in Norwegian), June 9

Norsk laks gir 17.000 EU-jobber (17.000 EU jobs out of Norwegian salmon), says NRK (Norwegian Broadcasting). Fafo and Sintef has delivered a short version of the report "Employment in the EU based on Farmed Norwegian Salmon)" to LO, to be presented in Brussel June 8th. The main report will be published later in June. Also in kyst.no, Hegnar Online, Magasinet for fagorganiserte, LO-Nytt, Dagens Næringsliv, P4, Aftenposten, Adresseavisen, Fiskaren, Nordlys, Bergens Tidende, LO-Aktuelt, June 7-15

Gleder seg til å ta fatt (Looks forward to start), and: Bonusskoler tar betalt for å dele egen suksess (Charges own success). Dagsavisen writes about Fafo researchers Anna Hagen and Torgeir Nyen's evaluation of "model schools and companys", see Fafo-report 478 (in Norwegian). See also in Aftenposten: Prisen på suksess (The prize of success). Also in the paper Opdalingen, June 6.

Få forsøk med sekstimersdag (Few experiments on six-hour working days). Dagens Næringsliv, Norway's main business paper, interviews Fafo researcher Heidi Nicolaisen, who thinks that the trade unions and politicians must frame the working hours debate in relation to different needs, June 6

Introduksjonskurs: Aftenbladet følger fem flyktninger i to år (Introductory course: Aftenbladet follows five refugees for two years). Fafo researcher Jon Horgen Friberg is interviewed in Stavanger Aftenblad after releasing a paper about young people's participation in organised leisure activities in multicultural Oslo (read the paper in Norwegian), June 6.

Läkarna var sista pusselbiten (The teachers were the last piece of the puzzle). Fafo researcher Leif Moland is interviewed about inclusive work by the Swedish Doctors' Journal; see also his Fafo paper, Med legene på laget (With the doctors on the team) (in Norwegian), June 3

Haiti kan bli FN-protektorat (Haiti can become UN protectorate), Petter Skauen of Norwegian Church Aid tells the paper Dagen. He also refers to a joint peace processing project with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Fafo, June 3

Politi-refs (The police considers to report the child welfare in Oslo). Police superintendent Finn Abrahamsen tells Aftenposten that he awaits Fafo's evaluation, June 2

En ordning som virker (Successful introductory program), Fafo Research Director Hanne Kavli tells Aftenposten, June 1

Effektiv integrering av nye nordmenn (Successful introductory program), Fafo Research Director Hanne Kavli tells Aftenposten. See also follow up in the same paper; Lovpriser nyordning (The new arrangement is praised). May 30-31

Pensjon blir valgkampsak (Pensions become a campaign issue), writes Adressa, and interviews among others Fafo researcher Tove Midtsundstad, May 26

Annen generasjons fattig (Second generation poor). The magazine Embla-Fontene interviews Fafo researcher Thomas Lorentzen, who writes on his doctoral thesis on poverty and social assistance. See also Fami - Norwegian Centre for Research on Poverty and Social Assistance

Økt EU-skepsis til lønnsdumping (Increased EU scepticism to social dumping). Fafo Director Jon Erik Dølvik is interviewed by the telegram bureau ANB, refered in Jarlsberg avis, May 25

Landsmøte på trygg grunn... (House painters' national meeting on a safe ground...) But their profession is the most affected by the EU enlargement, says Fafo researcher Anne Mette Ødegård to their journal Maleren, May 24

Svenskene taper innflytelse over arbeidsretten (The Swedish lose their influence on labour legislation), and as an EEA member, Norway will have to adjust to the EU court as well, says Fafo Director Jon Erik Dølvik to the magazine Embla-Fontene, May 24

Den lojale varsler – lojal mot hvem? (The loyal whistle-blower – loyal to whom?) Comment by Fafo researchers Marit Skivenes and Sissel Trygstad in LO-Aktuelt, May 24

LO vil vise at EU biter seg selv i halen (The Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions will prove that EU bites its own tail). In Østlandsposten. Fafo and SINTEF have been asked by LO to survey the jobs and financial activity related to EU imports of Norwegian salmon, May 24

Slik vant Jens pensjonsslaget (Jens Stoltenberg won the pensions war), and according to Dagbladet Fafo Director Jon Hippe "helped him to get a better profile than the one first presented", May 24

Tjenestepensjon kan øke lønnsforskjellene (Occupational pensions can increase the wage gap). Dagsavisen interviews director Jon Hippe and researcher Geir Veland at Fafo, May 21

Vil snyte finansnæringen (Governmental administration of occupational pensions can result in the finance industry's loss of a great market). Dagens Næringsliv refers to Fafo's report on occupational pensions (in Norwegian), May 20

Spår kutt i AFP-ordningen (Predict cuts in Contractual Early Retirement Scheme). Dagens Næringsliv interviews, among others, Fafo researcher Tove Midtsundstad, May 20

Venter kamp om pensjonspenger (Expects fight over pension funds). Separate interview with Fafo Director Jon Hippe, in Norwegian broadcasting NRK, May 20

Selvstendige blir tapere (The self-employed are the losers in the new pensions reform), NRK says today. But the system will be simpler, the national insurance stronger, and the low-paid will get a relative improvement, says Fafo Director Jon Hippe in an interview with NRK, May 20

Hvem lurer hvem? (Who's cheating whom?) Comment by Fafo director Jon M. Hippe and Fafo researcher Tove Midtsundstad in Dagsavisen, May 19

Feil om barnevernsevaluering (Incorrect quotation on child welfare). Fafo researchers Arne Grønningsæter and Marit Skivenes clarify in Dagsavisen (see below, 6th of May; Barnevernet sliter, må kutte i tilbudet), May 19