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Research on labor market, education, welfare and migration

How to move forward on implementing progressive refugee policies?

Our latest publication in English | Policy brief July 2024 | 05 July 2024
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Zimbabwean Children on the Move

Faforeport 2024:29 | 05 July 2024
Children traveling alone are often exposed to varying degrees of vulnerability on the road. In this report commissioned by UNICEF Zimbabwe, we expl...
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How to unionise freelancers and the solo selfemployed?

Faktaflak mai 2024 | 02 May 2024
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The politics of mandatory extensions of collective bargaining

Masterʼs Thesis | 29 February 2024
The proportion of workers covered by collective agreements has fallen in most OECD countries over the last decades. One of the main ways government...
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Reflections on the YOUTHShare project

Fafopaper 2024:07 | 21 February 2024
With funding from the EEA and Norway grants, the YOUTHShare project (2018–2024) approached the problem of youth unemployment and inactivity in the ...
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    Nytt internasjonalt nettverk

    Fafo var til stede under lanseringen av Work-net international, et internasjonalt og tverrfaglig forskningsnettverk på arbeidsliv, 21. januar.

    Kristin Jesnes (midten) i paneldebatt.

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      23 January 2025

      Hvordan virker de nye innleiereglene i bygg?

      Fafo Østforum seminar
      11 December 2024

      Jobbkvalitet og sykefravær som skyldes forhold ved arbeidet

      Fafofrokost i samarbeid med STAMI
      28 November 2024

      Arbeidsinnvandring – statistikk, kompetanse, konkurranse

      Fafo Østforum seminar
      12 December 2024

      Inclusive Education in Developing Countries: Building Pathways for Inclusive Futures

      Seminar hosted by Norad and Fafo
      04 December 2024

      Den norske arbeidslivsmodellen – status og utfordringer i en brytningstid

      Boklansering
      17 October 2024

      Internasjonal flyt – nasjonal håndheving

      Fafo Østforum seminar
      13 August 2024

      Kvalitet i barnehagen – den neste velferdsreformen?

      Seminar på Fafobåten, Arendalsuka 2024
      13 August 2024

      Behov for flere arbeidstakere i bygg og anlegg

      Seminar på Fafobåten, Arendalsuka 2024
      13 August 2024

      Rapportlansering: Kvinner i mannsdominert industri

      Seminar på Fafobåten, Arendalsuka 2024

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        Lokale lønnsforhandlinger og likelønnsutvikling i kommunal sektor

        Dette notatet er en del av et prosjekt Fafo har gjennomført for Norsk Lærerlag (NL). Organisasjonen ønsker forut for tarif...

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        Labour migration

        Labour market integration

        The multi-cultural society

        Inclusion of immigrants

        Sahel and Sub-Saharan Africa

        Responsible business

        Care services

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        Exclusion and marginalisation

        Digitalization of work

        Industrial relations

        Dropout from education

        Lifelong learning

        Emerging economies

        Forum for innovation in welfare services

        Global health

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        Migration

        Decent Work

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        Global education and out-of-school children

        Vocational education and training - VET

        China

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        The introduction programme for refugees in Norway

        Integration and skills

        Violence and Conflict

        New skills at the work place

        Wage formation

        The Nordic model

        Active ageing policy at the workplace

        Middle East and North Africa