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Immigrants take most new jobs

Almost all of the 38,000 new jobs created in Norway last year were filled by immigrant labour, reports state statistics bureau SSB.  Around three out...

More Europeans apply for welfare in Norway

Norway's state welfare agency NAV is reporting a sharp increase in the numbers of unemployed Europeans who are applying for welfare benefits in Norway....

Prosecutors and Øygard file appeals

Both the prosecution and the defense in the sexual assault case against the former mayor of Vågå, Rune Øygard, filed appeals to Norway's highest...

‘No newspeak please, we’re seamen’

Veteran sailors are in despair over a government proposal to give their profession a new name. For centuries, a sailor has been called a "sjømann"...

Norwegian Air lost pensions case

UPDATED: Norwegian Air Shuttle "grossly" violated its obligations towards its local pilots when it unilaterally changed the pension system for its employees, the labour...

In Bangladesh, Holmås dresses up textiles industry

Development Heikki Holmås minister visited Bangladesh this week, aiming to add Norway's voice (and money) to the growing international pressure for improved working conditions...

Bosses often baffle foreign workers

Results of a new international employment survey show that workers in Norway generally enjoy their jobs but their bosses score low for failing to...

‘OL’ backers need to boost support

NEWS ANALYSIS: Athletics officials, business and tourism groups, city politicians and now state leaders are all launching plans to win public support for a...

Few firms willing to hire foreigners

American, Australian, Indian and other foreign workers have little chance of landing good jobs with Norwegian companies, no matter how educated or qualified they...

Court sentences ex-mayor to jail

Rune Øygard, once a popular and powerful mayor for Norway's ruling Labour Party, was sentenced to 15 months in jail on Thursday for sexual...
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