Tag: immigrants
Norway over-reliant on foreign workers
NEWS ANALYSIS: Norway's over-reliance on relatively low-paid foreign workers in a variety of industries, not least fishing, has become glaringly apparent during the Corona...
Stowaways hid in tanker’s rudder
Four men from Nigeria managed to hide inside a compartment atop the rudder of a Norwegian tanker earlier this month, and then survived 10...
Fishing firm convicted of exploiting foreign workers
A court in Lofoten, Northern Norway, has convicted a fish processing facility in Finnmark for exploiting 11 workers from Lithuania who were not compensated with...
Somalians most satisfied among immigrants
After years of struggling to integrate and being branded as a "problem" group among immigrants in Norway, Somalians now rank as among those most...
Culture shock continues over babies left in the cold
As temperatures fall and winter looms, foreign parents in Norway are once again experiencing culture shock over a Norwegian tradition that literally leaves babies...
‘Siem Pilot’ caught in rescue ‘chaos’
The Norwegian vessel that's been deployed for rescue operations in the Mediterranean, the Siem Pilot, saved around 2,400 migrants over the weekend in an emergency...
Drunks threaten border control
Border police and security personnel on board ferries between Norway and Denmark are facing problems trying to carry out Norway's tough new border control procedures. Many...
Economic slowdown hits immigrants
Fewer labour migrants from Europe are arriving in Norway, and immigrants already in the country are among the first to be losing their jobs as the country's...
More foreigners in prostitution
The Norwegian government banned prostitution in 2009 in a bid to halt human trafficking, but charities said the number of foreign prostitutes in Norway...
Immigrants’ income varies widely
The median income of British and Danish immigrants in Norway is higher than that for the country as a whole, while immigrants from Somalia rank...
FOR THE RECORD
If you like what we’re doing, please consider a donation. It’s easy using PayPal, or our Norway bank account. READ MORE
MOST READ THIS WEEK
CURRENCY RATES
For more news on Arctic developments.