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Unions warn of new labour ‘underclass’

As Norway's unemployment rate rises, labour union leaders are warning that the arrival of thousands of refugees who also need jobs can create a new...

Laid-off expats get some legal advice

STAVANGER: At least two members of the sombre seminar audience were holding hands, while others sought comfort in some gallows humour. All of them,...

Unemployment rate rises to 4.5 percent

The numbers of Norway's jobless residents swelled to 124,000 in June, according to new seasonally adjusted numbers released Wednesday by state statistics bureau SSB...

Labour’s youth group sees huge post-July 22 growth

The Norwegian Labour Party's youth group AUF has seen its membership grow by more than 40 percent since it was attacked by a right-wing...

Three convicted of human trafficking

Three members of a family charged in what's been called Norway's most extensive human trafficking case ever were sentenced to jail terms on Thursday that...

LO leader: ‘Scrap au pair system’

The leader of Norway's largest trade union confederation, LO, wants to do away with the country's "au pair" system that's intended to be a cultural...

Harbour conflict continues, with arrests

An ongoing labour conflict between the new operator of container shipping in Oslo and the dockers' union (Transportarbeiderforbundet) hit a new climax this week when...

Fewer Norwegians join labour unions

A new survey conducted by two of Norway's major labour research institutions shows that fewer workers are joining labour unions. Only 37 percent of those working...

Pension costs keep threatening opera, ballet and theaters

The Norwegian Opera & Ballet is among cultural institutions facing a financial tragedy of dramatic dimensions. With fully a quarter of its state funding going...

Huge increase in youth on disability

While workers all over the country were out celebrating Labour Day on Friday, alarming numbers of young Norwegians don't work at all. New statistics...
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