Finland: end of the dockers’ strike after two weeks of a conflict illustrating the general decline of social dialog in the country

The agreement, which hasn’t been officially published, was officially accepted by all the parties on Friday, march 19, thus putting an end to the blockade of harbors which paralyzed part of the Finnish economy and really concerned the paper industry. Negotiations concerned the calculation of layoff pay, flexible working time and appeal to subcontracting.
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hows how much social dialog has deteriorated in Finland since the financial crisis began. Before the strikes announced in chemistry, Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen also spoke in favor of stricter supervision of the right to strike, explaining that actions like the dockers’ jeopardize the trust customers and foreign investors have in the country. (Ref. 100251)

The agreement, which hasn’t been officially published, was officially accepted by all the parties on Friday, march 19, thus putting an end

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