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The Nordic Response to Structural Change

The Nordics are famous for their high-tech exporting economies, boasting high productivity and innovativeness. This success relies on a long tradition of social partnership with strong trade unions with a level of membership. This is seen as one of the key factors behind the Nordic’s capability to adapt to the woes and whims of structural change in the global economy. Nevertheless, the Nordic countries are facing pressure to adapt to digital innovations, the climate change-related social and ecological transformation of their economies and societies as well as internal debates on the future of their social partnership models. What are the Nordic answers to structural change in the global and European economies?

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Turning Concern into Action - Results from a Nordic-German Survey on Climate Attitudes

This new publication shows that combining redistributive measures with ambitious climate policies strengthens public support across diverse social groups, thereby promoting the success of climate action.

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AI in the Workplace: FEPS-Nordic Digital Programme Concludes with Inspiring Stockholm Conference

Last week was a milestone for the FEPS-Nordic Digital Programme on Algorithms in the Workplace. We gathered for the final conference in Stockholm, which drew a full house and featured interesting discussions on AI - its opportunities and...

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Joint Nordic-German Report Launched

The two reports "How to Reach Gender Pay Equity and How to Close the Gender Pay Gap: Good Practices and Policy Recommendations from Nordic-German Trade Unions" was officially launched at a conference in Reykjavik on 31 October, in...

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Did you know that 90% of warehouse workers are confronted with various forms of algorithmic management?

How does this affect the work environment, stress, and safety at work? And what can we do about it? Are there strategies to ensure that workers benefit from digitalisation instead of becoming its victims? It is increasingly common for...

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