"Labour struggles in the new world of work"
Does internationalization of the labour market pose a threat to the Norwegian model? In this article, Lekve examines this question through an analysis of the strike in Norse Production during the autumn of 2017.
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The case is constructed through document analysis, participatory observation and qualitative interviews, and is a good candidate to enlighten us on the relationship between the Norwegian model and internationalization, because the conflict about Norse Production is characterized by eastern European workers and the establishment of a Norwegian Registered Foreign Company (NUF). The case also shows a successful mobilization from the workers and their union. As such the article illustrate the Norwegian unions ability to mobilize, but also how new challenges that arise as a consequence of internationalization still changes the power balance between employees and employers – and thus undermines the relative equality of power that serves as a basis for the Norwegian model.
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You might also be interested in Lekve's article in the daily "klassekampen" (11.02.2020) (the article is in Norwegian).