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The Nordic Labour Market two years after the EU enlargement : Mobility, effects and challenges »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Author(s): Line Eldring , and Jon Erik Dølvik
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2006
ISBN: 9789289313704
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Labour Migration, Labour Shortages, Influx of Labour, Laval/Vaxholm Case, Foreign Workers, European Labour Market
Two years after the enlargement of the EU a certain pattern has emerged in the labour migration streams from the new EU member states to the Nordic countries. Individual labour migration is growing, but varies stro...

Scandinavia's Population Groups Originating from Developing Countries: Change and Integration »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Author(s): Pieter Bevelander , Inge Dahlstedt , Marc Eskelund , Kasper Gehrke Pedersen , Rasmus H. Bilde , Miroslav Macura , Line Møller Hansen , and Lars Østby
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2013
ISBN: 9789289325981
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Scandinavia, Labour Demands, Family Reunification, Political Conflicts, Political Agenda, Labour Market
Scandinavia's foreign-origin population has steadily increased over the past six decades. Migration flows into the region have been linked to societal phenomena such as growing labour demands, family reunification...

Labour migrants from Central and Eastern Europe in the Nordic countries : Patterns of migration, working conditions and recruitment practices »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Author(s): Line Eldring , and Jon Horgen Friberg
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2013
ISBN: 9789289326247
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, New Comparative Knowledge, Labour Migrants, Recruitment Processes, Polish Labour Migrants, National Regulations, Nordic Labour Markets
This report presents the results from a project that has aimed to generate new comparative knowledge about labour migration from Central and Eastern Europe to the Nordic countries, the factors that shape wage and w...

Labour Market Mobility in Nordic Welfare States »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2010
ISBN: 9789289319973
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Labour Market Mobility, Determinants of Mobility, Labour Market Statuses, Atypical Employment, Workplace Mobility, Labour Force Surveys
The report focuses on labour market mobility during the period 2000-2006 in four Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The purpose is to study rates and determinants of mobility and how differences...

The labour supply of low-skilled - incentives in the unemployment insurance systems : A comparative description based on Nordic countries »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Author(s): Iben Bolvig , Inés Hardoy , Merja Kauhanen , Reija Lilja , and Marianne Røed
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2007
ISBN: 9789289315715
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Labour Supply, Unemployment Insurance Systems, Nordic Countries, Labour Market Situation, Low Skilled Adults, Unemployment Benefit System
The labour supply of low-skilled - incentives in the unemployment insurance systems. A comparative description based on Nordic countriesIn this report we describe and discuss the changing character of unemployment...

Mobility of labour from new EU states to the Nordic Region : - Development trends and consequences »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Author(s): Line Eldring , and Jon Erik Dølvik
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2008
ISBN: 9789289316880
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Labour Migration, Mobility of Labour, Poland, Lower Inflation, Emigration of Workers, Domestic Employment
This report sums up the developments in labour migration from the member countries to the Nordic Region since EU enlargement in 2004, the consequences for the labour markets in both the Nordic Region and in the cou...

The Common Nordic Labour Market at 50 »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Author(s): Peder J. Pedersen , Marianne Røed , and Eskil Wadensjö
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2008
ISBN: 9789289316910
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Nordic Countries, Labour Mobility, Intra-Nordic Mobility, Intra-Nordic Migrants, Nordic Labour Market Agreement, Nordic Area
In 1954 the Nordic countries entered a formal agreement on free labour mobility. Migration profiles have changed very much over the years since then. The Nordic agreement on free mobility is however still a clear a...

A matter of health and job satisfaction : Seniors, work and retirement in the Nordic region »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Author(s): Bjørn Halvorsen , and Jenny Tägtström
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2013
ISBN: 9789289325677
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Nordic Countries, Work Participation, Welfare Perspective, Labour Market, Social Insurance Systems, Discrimination
In all the Nordic countries there is a declared policy of increasing work participation among seniors. The most important reason comes from a more long-term population, generation and welfare perspective: gradually...

Trafficking in Human Beings in Working Life : Report from a Nordic conference in Helsinki, Finland 27-28 November 2012 »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2013
ISBN: 9789289325912
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Nordic Conference on Human Trafficking, Raise Awareness of Problems, Victims of Labour Trafficking, Adapt Social Services, Conference Practical Examples, Labour Market Organizations
The Nordic conference on human trafficking and working life discussed how people become victims of human trafficking as they seek jobs in foreign countries. The aim of the conference was to raise awareness of probl...

Creating an inclusive labour market : Inclusion of youths, people with disabilities and seniors (a summary) »
Series: Nordic Council of Ministers
Author(s): Ragna Flø , Bjørn Halvorsen , Ole-Johnny Hansen , and Jenny Tägtström
Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers
Publication Date: 01 June 2013
ISBN: 9789289325745
Keywords: Nordic, Norden, Baltic, Baltics, Nordic Welfare, Economic Independence, Labour Market Inclusion Project, Project Stresses, Individually Adapted, Universal Solutions
High participation in the labour market is the cornerstone of Nordic welfare and high living standards. In all the Nordic countries, the goal is that as many as possible can participate in employment. Work provides...