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More quotas loom to boost equality

Norway grabbed international attention when it demanded that at least 40 percent of corporate board seats must go to women. Now more quotas are...

Pre-school staff needs training

Norwegian day care has undergone major changes during the last 10 years, and some 96 per cent of all children are now enrolled.  The high...

Conservatives now largest in the land

Erna Solberg's Conservative Party (Høyre) is now Norway's largest political party, according to a new public opinion poll. The Norwegian Labour Party's decline in popularity...

Six-hour workday put on ice

Government plans to introduce a six-hour workday in Norway have ground to a halt, after a test project failed to yield the desired effects. Norway's...

Major strike looms in public sector

Schools and day care centers may close, and nursing homes and a variety of other public services will be affected, if Norway's biggest public...

Transport and cleaning strikes spread

There's likely to be fewer goods on retailers' shelves, far fewer deliveries of all kinds, and dirtier offices and public areas in Norway this...

Unemployment rate ‘artificially low’

Norway has been boasting the lowest unemployment rate in Europe for months, but researchers now suggest the real numbers of Norwegians out of work...

Couple charged with au pair abuse

A Norwegian couple living on Oslo's affluent west side has been charged with exploiting and sexually abusing two young women from the Philippines, who...

Festive May Day despite chilly rain

Thousands of champions of Norway's social welfare state defied cold, wet weather on Saturday to march through the streets and celebrate the working folks....

Building branch goes back to work

A strike by construction workers ended over the weekend, with both sides saying they hope to build up more cooperation between union members and...
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