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Fafo in the press, March 2005

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

Alle organisasjoner – foren eder! (All unions - unite!) Fafo researcher and leader of the Union 1 project, Espen Løken, tells the web portal Fri Fagbevegelse ("Free Trade Unions") that he doesn't believe in a Norwegian confederation without separate unions, March 31

Økt lønn i bytte mot mer fleksibel arbeidstid (Higher pay exchanged for flexible working hours). Fafo researcher Dag Olberg is interviewed in Aftenposten on the subject of his Fafo paper, Avtalt tid (In Norwegian), March 20

Jobb og studer, få jobb etterpå (Work and study - and get a job from it). Fafo researcher Anna Hagen is interviewed by Dagsavisen about a report from NIFU STEP (Studies in Innovation, Research and Education) for the Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research, March 17

Vi kan alltids dra hjem, de andre blir igjen (We can go home, but they must remain). Fafo senior researcher Morten Bøås is interviewed by the National Committees for Research Ethics in Norway about the ethical issues around doing research in war zones, March 15

Tsunami rescues UN. The Israel's daily newsmagazine, Israelinsider, refers to Fafo study Living Conditions Among Palestinian Refugees and Displaced in Jordan, March 14

Fokus på person og ikke på sak (Focus on person and not on issue). Fafo researcher Marit Skivenes is interviewed by Aftenposten about whistleblowers, see Fafo-paper Når arbeidstakere ytrer seg kritisk (in Norwegian only). Also on the website of the National Institute of Occupational Health: Å ytre seg kritisk kan utløse mobbing (Employees who criticise provoke retaliation). March 10-13

Krever økt press mot klasebomber (Increased pressure needed against cluster bombs). Fafo researcher Christian Ruge is interviewed by Dagsavisen about the campaign against cluster bombs and other explosive remnants of war. March 12

Lønnsfest for topplederne ("Top leaders are well paid"): Fafo researcher Torgeir Stokke tells the Norwegian business newspaper Dagens Næringsliv that the determinants of wages for top business leaders are vague, March 10

Women are the third biggest export in the world. Fafo researcher Guri Tyldum tells the newspaper Aftenposten today that there are many reasons why women are trafficked. Read more in Aftenposten (in Norwegian). See also the Fafo report on trafficking, Crossing Borders (in English), March 8

Vanskeligere å finne vitner til sex-handel (Harder to find trafficking witnesses). The Norwegian paper Bergens Tidende refers to Fafo-report Crossing Borders, March 8

Egen kvinnegruppe i Forbund1 (Separate women's group in Forbund1). Deputy Managing Director in Norwegian Union of Employees in Commerce and Offices, Peggy Hessen Følsvik, refers to the Fafo-report Kvinner i fagbevegelsen (in Norwegian) in an interview with LO-Nytt, the publication of Norwegian trade union LO, March 8

Skal kvinnene betale for pensjonsreformen? (Are the women going to pay for the pensions reform?) The Norwegian paper Gjengangeren refers to Fafo-paper 2004:17

Medlemmene foretrekker papir (The members prefer paper). The web site utdanning.ws refers to Fafo's survey among members of the Norwegian teachers' union, autumn 2004 (to be published), March 7

Hverdagen i krigen (Daily life during war). Christian Ruge is interviewed in the Norwegian paper Klassekampen after the performance WAR at the National theatre, March 7

Færre norske barn lever i fattigdom (Few Norwegian children live in poverty). Fafo researcher Siri Ytrehus tells newspaper Dagsavisen that the findings in a new Unicef report on child poverty correspond with the results presented in a Fafo report from last year, Fattige barn i Norge (Norwegian only), March 1

Mytene knuses (The myths are crushed). LO representative Ellen Stensrud tells LO-Aktuelt that a recent Fafo paper about immigrants in a mulitcultural Norway will help dispel myths about immigrants. Other article at the web site utrop.no. Feb 28-March 1

 

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