Fafo in the press, September 2005

Flest østeuropeere til Norge. 'More immigrants in Norway from Eastern Europe.' The weekly paper Ledelse refers to interview with Fafo researcher Line Eldring in Klassekampen, Sep 30

Helsefremmende dialog over grensen. 'Healthbringing dialogue across the border.' Fafo researcher Eivind Falkum has participated at a conference at the Swedish institute for working life in Åre, says Trønder-Avisa, Sep 30

Innvandring. 'Immigration.' In an article about their view upon labour immigration, the newspaper Klassekampen refers to a report written by Fafo's research directors Jon Erik Dølvik and Line Eldring, to the Nordic Council; Arbeids- og tjenestemobilitet etter EU-utvidelsen (in Norwegian), Sep 28

Innsynsrett foreslås. State secretary Helge Eide says in a speech to Fafo's Forum on EU Enlargement 22nd September, that the government will give the unions a right to inspect in wage and labour conditions for immigrant workers. Referred in Byggmesteren, Sep 28

Vil stoppe horetrafikk. The new government wants to stop prostitution, Norwegian left-wing party SV tells Nettavisen. See the survey conducted by the Fafo researchers Guri Tyldum, Marianne Tveit and Anette Brunovskis; Taking Stock, Sep 27

100 prosent organiserte. 100 per cent of the employees of the Norwegian locomotive union are organised, according to LO-nytt. See Fafo researcher Espen Løken's report, LO i offentlig sektor (in Norwegian). Same article in Magasinet Aktuell, Sep 27

Gaza-beboere støtter vold. 'Gazans support suicide bombings.' Fafo's research director Jon Pedersen comments, in newspaper Vårt Land, upon the violent actions in Gaza. Find results from Fafo's Gaza Poll, Sep 27

Ofrer barndommen for røykernes Prince. 'They sacrifice childhood for smokers' Prince.' Norwegian magazine, Vi Menn, about child labour in Malawi, with a reference to the Fafo-report The Smoking Business. Tobacco tenants in Malawi, Sep 26

Krevende for arbeidsmarkedet. 'Labour market challenges.' Fafo's research directors Line Eldring and Jon Erik Dølvik are interviewed by Ny Tid about their study for the Nordic Council, Arbeids- og tjenestemobilitet etter EU-utvidelsen, (Work and labour mobility after the EU enlargement), Sep 24

Loven innhenter gigantene. Civil law-suits more common as avenue for civil society-groups trying to hold multinational companies accountable for their actions in areas where national law is weak. Fafo advisor Christian H Ruge comments to weekly Morgenbladet on Labour-rights NGO suing Nestle for use of trafficked child labor in the cocoa-industry, Sep 23

EU kopierer nordisk arbeidspolitikk. 'The EU copies the Nordic labour politics.' Vårt Land interviews, among others, Fafo's research director Jon Erik Dølvik, Sep 21

Viktig signaleffekt. 'Important signal effect.' The Fafo researchers Lise Bjerkan and Anette Brunovskis is interviewed about the trafficking sentence at Frostating lagmannsrett (Court of Appeal), by Adressa, Sep 21

Omstillinger i staten. 'Restructuring the state.' LO-Aktuelt refers to the Fafo paper Den nye staten (The new state, in Norwegian), Sep 20

De tok "tjenesteveien". LO-Aktuelt discusses the Nordic Council report on work and labour mobility after the EU enlargement, written by Fafo researchers Jon Erik Dølvik and Line Eldring, Sep 16

Det bygges et elitenettverk i Ap. 'An elite network is being built within the Norwegian Labour Party', the big winners of this week's elections, says newspaper Ukeavisen Ledelse and other media. Fafo Director Jon Hippe is mentioned as one of the network's 50 members, Sep 15-16

BBC NEWS: Poll suggests 'optimism' in Gaza, See also Aftenposten: Håp og frykt i frigitt Gaza (Hope and fear in a free Gaza), Maan News Agency: New survey indicates concern among Gazans, Al Hayat Al-Jedida (in Arabic) and Al Quds (in Arabic), Sep 14. Find Fafo's Gaza Poll here. Sep 14

Meir makt på toppen. 'More power at the top.' Research News from NTNU and SINTEF interviews Fafo researcher Sissel Trygstad, Sep 14

Flyktninger raskere i jobb. 'Refugees get work quicker.' Aftenposten interviews Fafo researcher Anne Britt Djuve, who has published, together with Hanne Kavli, a new report about introductory programmes for newcomers (in Norwegian). See also utrop.no. Sep 7-12

Are they just pimps? Fafo researcher Guri Tyldum is appointed expert witness in a trial concerning trafficking of women at Frostating lagmannsrett (Court of Appeal), according to Adresseavisen's paper edition, Sep 9

Pensjonsspørsmålet må løses nå. 'The pension issue must be solved today.' Fafo's research director, Jon Hippe, about future pensions at the annual meeting of Norwegian Media Businesses' Association, referred in Dagens Medier. See also the journalists' magazine, Sep 8

Får karakterbok på jobben. 'Report card at work.' Dagsavisen reports that the telecommunications company Netcom uses report cards to evaluate their employees, and asks Fafo researcher Inger Marie Hagen what she thinks about this practice, Sep 8

Rejecting UiO. Fafo's research director Jon Pedersen is interviewed by the student paper Universitas, whether students from Norwegian universities are as good as graduates from elite universities abroad, Sep 7

Mange vil bli hjelpepleiar. 'A great many want to be an auxiliary nurse,' says Vårt Land, and refers to a paper about temporary and part-time workers in the social sector, Sep 6

Lønnsforskjellene vil øke. 'The wage gap will increase', says Fafo researcher Åsmund Arup Seip, interviewed by Aftenposten, Sep 6

Best å bli gammel på bygda. 'It's best to be old in the countryside.' Nationen newspaper refers to a Fafo report about moving into, and the daily life at, a nursing home (in Norwegian), Sep 5

Kostbare omstillinger. 'Expensive restructuring.' NOPEF-Aktuelt refers Fafo researcher Espen Løken's speech at LO State's congress, see the Fafo paper Den nye staten (The new state, in Norwegian), Sep 2

Oppfyller drømmen om Afrika. 'Fulfilling a dream in Africa.' Fafo researcher Trude Arnesen tells Dagens Medisin that her decision to work in Botswana as a District Medical Officer for two years fulfills a long-standing wish to work in Africa., Sep 1

Særaldersgrenser. 'Special age limits.' Fafo researcher Tove Midtsundstad speaks about the subject, see Magasinet Aktuell, Sep 1

Tilbake til framtiden. 'Back to the future.' Magasinet Aktuell interviews researchers at Fafo; Jon Erik Dølvik, Kristine Nergaard and Jon M. Hippe; about the emergence of a new service proletariat. Part of the same interview is referred in LO-Nytt: Nytt proletariat i Norge. 'New proletariat in Norway.' Sep 1