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Fafo Odd Bjørn Ure Presentation during study visit from Bulgaria and Romania 12 August 2010

Fafo Odd Bjørn Ure Presentation during study visit from Bulgaria and Romania 12 August 2010. Fafo’s history. Founded by the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) in 1982

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Fafo Odd Bjørn Ure Presentation during study visit from Bulgaria and Romania 12 August 2010

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  1. FafoOdd Bjørn UrePresentation during study visit from Bulgaria and Romania12 August 2010

  2. Fafo’s history • Founded by the Norwegian Confederation of Trade Unions (LO) in 1982 • Re-organised into a foundation in 1993, with financial contribution from LO, Norwegian Union of Municipal and General Employees Orkla + five large companies (Umoe, Elkem, Coop Norge, Sparebank1, Telenor). • Today Fafo is organised in two institutes; • Fafo Institute for Labour and Social Research • Fafo Institute for Applied International studies • Fafo now operates independently from LO • Still close links with the trade unions; LO’s Secretary General is chair of Fafo’s board. • One of Fafo’s goals is to produce research of high relevance for the trade union movement

  3. Fafo facts and figures • 100 employees; the scientific staff counts 82. • In 2009; turnover close to 14 million EURO • Around 10 % of the income is basic grant from the Research Council of Norway • Mainly commissioned research (+ some research grants from national and international sources, such as the EU) • Fafo conducts research for trade unions, employers’ associations, government agencies, NGOs and companies • Largest labour research institute in Norway

  4. Fafo, Institute for Labour and Social research Four research groups: • Industrial relations and labour market issues • Social policy and public services • Company development and workers’ participation • Social inclusion, training and skill formation Most of the researchers are sociologists, political scientists or economists

  5. International Cooperation and Networks • Eur. Ind. Rel. Observatory; Fafo is the national centre of EIRO in Norway • European Restructuring Monitor; Fafo provides information from Norway • LabourStart; Fafo runs Norway’s LabourStart • Harvard Program of Inequality and Social Policy • BalticWelfare, Lifelong Learning 2010, Variable Pay, FORMULA (consequences for Nordic labour markets of the enlarged EU).

  6. Focus areas of Fafo’s trade union related research: • Collective bargaining, trade union membership, trade union development, labour conflicts • Occupational health and safety • Labour migration, minimum wage mechanisms, regulation of service mobility • Corporate governance and Corporate Social Responsibility • Workers’ participation • Working time • Pension schemes

  7. More information: www.fafo.no odd.bjorn.ure@fafo.no

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