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Fafo in the press, October 2005

(When the entry is in Norwegian, the news referred will be in Norwegian as well)

En mann – flere stemmer. 'One man - more voices.' The Fafo report ”En mann - en stemme” (One man - one voice) characterises trade unions as colour-blind when it comes to integration of ethnic minorities. According to LO-Aktuelt, The Hotel and Restaurant Workers’ Union is an exception, Oct 28

Arbeidsgleden har ingen aldersgrense. Job satisfaction has no age limit. LO-Aktuelt mentions a Fafo report about pensioners on Contractual Early Retirement Scheme (in Norwegian), Oct 28

Seniorer liker omstillinger. 'Seniors like changes.' Dagens Næringsliv refers to an interview with Fafo researcher Tove Midtsundstad at www.ssp.no. Read more about her report (in Norwegian) "Ikke nødvendigvis sliten..." (Not necessarily weary...) Oct 27

Dette gjelder (ikke) deg. 'This is (not) about you.' LO Secretary Tor-Arne Solbakken refers in a commentary in LO-Aktuelt to a Fafo report about reading and writing problems, Oct 27

Siste akt i Damaskus? 'Endgame in Damascus?' Comment in Klassekampen by Fafo researchers Pål Sletten and Åge A. Tiltnes. UN Security Council discusses today a report from the investigation commission about the assasination of Lebanon's former Prime Minister, Rafik Hariri, Oct 25

Arbeidstakere fra øst positivt for Norden. 'Workers from Eastern Europe are good for the Nordic countries.' Byggeindustrien refers to the report Arbeids- og tjenestemobilitet etter EU-utvidelsen (in Norwegian), written by Fafo's research directors Jon Erik Dølvik and Line Eldring, to the Nordic Council. Also in Stavanger Aftenblad (paper edition), Oct 23-24

Føler seg forbigått på arbeidsmarkedet. Bergens Tidende writes about deaf persons' diffficulties to get a job, and the article refers to a Fafo project about working life and new technology for the disabled, Oct 23

En hvit fagbevegelse. 'A white trade union.' Article in LO-Aktuelt on how to integrate ethnic minorities, with a reference to the Fafo report Én mann - én stemme (One man - one voice. See also Ukeavisen ledelse, Oct 21

Tid for å avgjøre karrieren. 'Time to decide upon one's career.' Dagsavisen interviews Fafo researcher Torgeir Nyen, about education as a ticket to the labour market, Oct 20

Slakter barnehagereformen. 'Day-care centre reform is heavily critisized.' Dagsavisen has interviewed Fafo researcher Geir Veland about a new report where Fafo has examined local government's contributions to especially private day-care centres. (The report is forthcoming, in Norwegian) See also P4, iMarkedet and Smaalenenes Avis, Oct 19

Ansatt time for time. 'Hired hour by hour'.' Article about employment of temporary help, in LO-Aktuelt, with reference to a Fafo paper about letting out labour (in Norwegian), Oct 17

Vaxholm-affären. In a commentary in LO-Aktuelt Roar Flåthen from LO (Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions) refers to the report Arbeids- og tjenestemobilitet etter EU-utvidelsen (in Norwegian), written by Fafo's research directors Jon Erik Dølvik and Line Eldring, to the Nordic Council, Oct 17

Fargeblind fagbevegelse. 'Trade unions are colour-blind.' LO-nytt refers to a new Fafo report, Én mann - én stemme (One man - one voice), about the lack of ethnic minorities in the trade unions. See also HK-nytt, Oct 13

Soria Moria – drømmen om eget hjem. 'The dream about a place to live.' Comment in Dagsavisen by Fafo researchers Inger Lise Skog Hansen and Siri Ytrehus, see their report Alle skal bo (Everybody will have a place to live), Oct 11

Østarbeiderne utfordrer fagbevegelsen. 'Workers from Eastern Europe are a challenge for the Norwegian trade union movement.' Ny Tid quotes from a previous interview wtih Fafo's research director Line Eldring, Oct 8

Bolig- og tjenestebehovet kraftig undervurdert. 'Service and housing needs are severely underestimated.' Helserevyen refers to the Fafo report Alle skal bo (Everybody will have a place to live), Oct 7

Et nytt tjenesteproletariat: Underkuet og lavtlønnet. 'A new service proletariat: Subdued and poorly paid.' In this article LO-Aktuelts refers to several among Fafo's projects, Oct 6

Nye utfordringer i arbeidslivet. 'New challenges for Norwegian working life.' Comment by Fafo's research director Jon Erik Dølvik in Aetat's (Norwegian labour market service) magazine Forum, Oct 5

Flyktninger i fengsel. 'Refugees in prison.' Comment in Dagbladet about the refugee camps in Northern Uganda, by Fafo researchers Morten Bøås and Anne Hatløy, Oct 5

60.000 hordalendinger uten tjenestepensjon, '60.000 people in Hordaland county are without an occupational pension,' writes Bergens Tidende, and refers to the ECON-/Fafo report Obligatorisk tjenestepensjon (Obligatory occupational pension), Oct 5

Tjenesteimport truer lønna. 'Service import threatens Norwegian wages.' Article in Klassekampen about the report Arbeids- og tjenestemobilitet etter EU-utvidelsen (in Norwegian), written by Fafo's research directors Jon Erik Dølvik and Line Eldring, to the Nordic Council, Oct 4

Dei sa vi ikkje kunne gjere det. 'They said we couldn't do it.' Fafo's senior programme manager Christian Ruge is interviewed by Dag og Tid about the campaign that led to an international treaty against landmines in 1997, Oct 1

AS-kommunen: Makta til rådmannen. 'Local Council Ltd.: All power to the chief administrative officer.' Fafo researcher Sissel Trygstad is interviewed at forskning.no, Oct 1

 

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