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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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    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
    13 August 2024

    Ubehagelige ytringer – ytringsrom i bedrifter og fagbevegelse

    Seminar på Fafobåten, Arendalsuka 2024
    12 August 2024

    Kampen om skolefraværet!

    Seminar på Torvscenen, Arendalsuka 2024

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      Verneombud i bygg og anlegg – en rolle under press

      Bygge- og anleggsprosjekter med mange aktører, korte tidsfrister, risikofylte arbeidsoperasjoner og utstrakt bruk av utenl...

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      Inclusion of immigrants

      Active ageing policy at the workplace

      Exclusion and marginalisation

      Violence and Conflict

      China

      Forum for innovation in welfare services

      Dropout from education

      Emerging economies

      New skills at the work place

      School developement and learning

      Integration and skills

      Poverty and social security

      Care services

      The multi-cultural society

      The Nordic model

      Children of immigrants

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      Sahel and Sub-Saharan Africa

      Responsible business

      Collective agreements

      The introduction programme for refugees in Norway

      Labour market integration

      Industrial relations

      Middle East and North Africa

      Digitalization of work

      Labour migration

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      Vocational education and training - VET

      Wage formation

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