https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Norway in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A 2024 study highlighted a harsh reality for foreign job seekers in Norway: a non-Norwegian name can hurt your chances of landing an interview. But should you change your name to improve your odds? https://www.thelocal.no/20241216/should-you-make-your-name-more-norwegian-on-job-applications Mon, 16 Dec 2024 14:16:12 +0100 should-you-make-your-name-more-norwegian-on-job-applications Candidates with a foreign name are much less likely to be invited to an interview than those with a Norwegian one, new research has shown. Some foreigners faced more discrimination than others. https://www.thelocal.no/20241209/which-foreign-job-seekers-face-the-most-discrimination-in-norway Mon, 09 Dec 2024 13:47:08 +0100 which-foreign-job-seekers-face-the-most-discrimination-in-norway Norway's parliament formally apologised for trying to suppress the languages and culture of minority and indigenous groups earlier this week. https://www.thelocal.no/20241115/norway-formally-apologises-to-sami-forest-finns-and-kvens-for-forced-assimilation Fri, 15 Nov 2024 13:50:18 +0100 norway-formally-apologises-to-sami-forest-finns-and-kvens-for-forced-assimilation From getting a job to making friends and finding a place to live, has having a foreign name made life harder in Norway? We’d like to hear from our readers. https://www.thelocal.no/20240924/tell-us-how-does-having-a-foreign-name-affect-life-in-norway Tue, 24 Sep 2024 13:21:06 +0200 tell-us-how-does-having-a-foreign-name-affect-life-in-norway Norway is not particularly racist, according to the readers who replied to our survey, with less than one in six telling us they felt "very unwelcome" in the country. However, several reported occasional experiences of subtle racism. https://www.thelocal.no/20240327/survey-all-of-my-bad-encounters-in-norway-have-been-subtle-tacit-racism Wed, 27 Mar 2024 11:38:41 +0100 survey-all-of-my-bad-encounters-in-norway-have-been-subtle-tacit-racism Mona Abdel-Fadil, one of the researchers and curators behind the Everyday Racism exhibition at Oslo's Holocaust Centre, tells The Local that everybody in Norway needs to accept that they are part of the problem. https://www.thelocal.no/20240304/if-we-cant-admit-that-racism-is-a-problem-in-norway-well-never-move-past-it Mon, 04 Mar 2024 12:18:34 +0100 if-we-cant-admit-that-racism-is-a-problem-in-norway-well-never-move-past-it Norway is one of the best countries in Europe when it comes to the acceptance of lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans people, with progressive laws, a strong community and good support. Here are some practical things to know. https://www.thelocal.no/20240110/everything-gay-and-lesbian-foreigners-need-to-know-about-life-in-norway Wed, 10 Jan 2024 14:16:23 +0100 everything-gay-and-lesbian-foreigners-need-to-know-about-life-in-norway Being discriminated against by public institutions, feeling as if they had to hide their religious identity and harassment were some of the experiences Muslims in Norway told a report they had been through in the past year. https://www.thelocal.no/20230307/four-out-of-ten-norwegian-muslims-made-to-feel-they-do-not-belong Tue, 07 Mar 2023 16:55:02 +0100 four-out-of-ten-norwegian-muslims-made-to-feel-they-do-not-belong Norwegian hairdresser Merete Hodne announced on Tuesday that she will appeal her discrimination conviction to the nation’s highest court. https://www.thelocal.no/20170124/norways-contentious-hijab-case-to-go-to-supreme-court Tue, 24 Jan 2017 11:32:28 +0100 norways-contentious-hijab-case-to-go-to-supreme-court A 66-year-old man on Tuesday was charged with threatening a district court judge who ruled that a Norwegian hairdresser was guilty of discrimination for denying service to a Muslim client wearing a headscarf. https://www.thelocal.no/20170110/man-faces-charges-for-threatening-judge-in-norways-hijab-case Tue, 10 Jan 2017 16:12:10 +0100 man-faces-charges-for-threatening-judge-in-norways-hijab-case The Gulating Court of Appeal on Tuesday heard the appeal of a Norwegian hairdresser who was convicted of discrimination for denying service to a Muslim client wearing a headscarf. https://www.thelocal.no/20170103/convicted-norwegian-hairdresser-the-hijab-is-like-an-isis-flag Tue, 03 Jan 2017 20:51:20 +0100 convicted-norwegian-hairdresser-the-hijab-is-like-an-isis-flag A 21-year-old woman was offered a job as a nursing assistant in the Ullern district of ​​Oslo, but only if she would work without her hijab. https://www.thelocal.no/20160922/new-hijab-discrimination-case-hits-norway Thu, 22 Sep 2016 12:56:43 +0200 new-hijab-discrimination-case-hits-norway The 10,000 kroner fine given to a Norwegian hairdresser for turning away a Muslim client wearing a headscarf has led to varied reactions in the Nordic country. https://www.thelocal.no/20160913/hijab-discrimination-verdict-norway-strong-reactions Tue, 13 Sep 2016 12:52:22 +0200 hijab-discrimination-verdict-norway-strong-reactions Norway hit a hairdresser with a 10,000 kroner (€1,075, $1,200) fine on Monday after she was convicted of discrimination for turning away a Muslim client wearing a headscarf. https://www.thelocal.no/20160912/norway-hairdresser-fined-for-turning-away-client-in-hijab Mon, 12 Sep 2016 12:33:16 +0200 norway-hairdresser-fined-for-turning-away-client-in-hijab A hairdresser went on trial in Norway on Thursday for refusing a Muslim client wearing a hijab, in the first case in the country to go to court over the Islamic head covering. https://www.thelocal.no/20160908/norway-hairdresser-on-trial-for-refusing-client-in-hijab Thu, 08 Sep 2016 13:14:42 +0200 norway-hairdresser-on-trial-for-refusing-client-in-hijab Several high-profile Norwegian celebrities have publicly confirmed study findings showing many clubs and bars in the city have racist entry policies. https://www.thelocal.no/20151229/racial-discrimination-at-seven-out-of-eleven-oslo-bars Tue, 29 Dec 2015 14:48:14 +0100 racial-discrimination-at-seven-out-of-eleven-oslo-bars An American woman is suing Norway’s embassy in Washington DC for alleged gender discrimination after learning that her ex- employer paid a younger, less qualified male colleague much higher wages. https://www.thelocal.no/20140325/us-woman-sues-norway-for-gender-discrimination Tue, 25 Mar 2014 15:59:00 +0100 us-woman-sues-norway-for-gender-discrimination Qatar Airways has been sharply criticized by Norway's anti-discrimination ombudsman after it specified that all women coming to a recruitment day for cabin crew had to wear short skirts. https://www.thelocal.no/20140204/qatar-air-slammed-for-sexist-job-ad Tue, 04 Feb 2014 13:44:00 +0100 qatar-air-slammed-for-sexist-job-ad Danish temping firm ISS has been criticized by Norway's anti-discrimination ombudsman for posting a job advert which specified that only "ethnic Norwegian persons" should apply. https://www.thelocal.no/20140109/iss-slammed-for-ethnic-norwegian-only-job-ad Fri, 10 Jan 2014 00:17:00 +0100 iss-slammed-for-ethnic-norwegian-only-job-ad A Polish cleaner has sued Telemark Hospital in south-eastern Norway after she was sacked from her job in August for speaking her native language during breaks. https://www.thelocal.no/20120904/polish-cleaner-sacked-for-speaking-polish Tue, 04 Sep 2012 13:48:00 +0200 polish-cleaner-sacked-for-speaking-polish