Immigrants and asylum seekers are working in slave-like conditions at car washes across Sweden, according to police. Read the full story

“It’s our lifestyle,” say two British friends who travel the world, working. One of them has been visiting Iceland annually for over 20 years to take part in the autumn sheep slaughter season. Read the full story

Threatened strikes, which were set to begin at Finland’s airports on yesterday morning, have been averted in a last-minute deal between the two sides. Read the full story

In the second quarter of this year there was an average of 15,800 unemployed people in Iceland — or 8.5 percent of the workforce. Read the full story

Iceland’s Directorate of Labour received notifications of group lay-offs from four companies and organisations in June. A total of 123 people were laid off in those four instances. Despite this, overall unemployment is down and the Directorate chief sounded a positive note. Read the full story

A socialist politician from Sweden has landed herself in hot water after claiming that sales is a “crap profession”. Read the full story

The number of unemployed people in Iceland increased by around 200 in the first three months of the year compared to the first quarter of 2010. Read the full story

There are strong signs that the Icelandic economy has already hit rock bottom and is on the road to slow recovery, according to the Icelandic Confederation of Labour’s (ASI) new 2011-2013 forecast. Read the full story

Finland’s minorities ombudsman has said the recruitment of Thai berry pickers has characteristics resembling human trafficking. Eva Biaudet said Thai citizens to who come to Finland’s forest to pick wild fruit during the summer are exploited and their treatment should be looked into. Read the full story

Iceland’s Directorate of Labour intends to devote half a billion kronur (USD 4.2 million) on a direct project to tackle long-term unemployment. Read the full story