Foreign workers rent illegal apartments supplied by employers
Foreigners who come to Iceland to work often live in sub-par, if not dangerous, conditions, says Halldór Oddsson, union lawyer for The Icelandic Confe...
Finnish union boss suspended amid bullying investigation
In a victory for workers, the boss of Finland’s Transport Union (AKT) has been suspended while a police investigation into allegations of bullying and...
Long-term unemployment up while overall figure drops
Long-term unemployment grew in Iceland between 2010 and 2011, according to figures from Statistics Iceland.
Illegal immigrants used as car wash slaves
Immigrants and asylum seekers are working in slave-like conditions at car washes across Sweden, according to police.
Living the slaughter life
“It’s our lifestyle,” say two British friends who travel the world, working. One of them has been visiting Iceland annually for over...
Air strikes avoided in 11th-hour deal
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....
Icelandic unemployment at 8.5 percent
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.
Has employment crisis filtered all the way through Iceland’s economy?
Iceland’s Directorate of Labour received notifications of group lay-offs from four companies and organisations in June. A total of 123 people we...