Securing segregation?

There is a huge discussion in Norway on employees rights to have a secure job. Temporay positions are sought banned to ensure a stable work situation for the individual employee. These arguments sounds out of date to me. The current labour market is much more dynamic than ever before requiring a flexible work force. And further - such legislation - although aimed to protect the employee, may increase the entry barrier for already disadvantaged groups.

My opinion is that an increased flexibility will reduce the companys risk and thus increasing the opportunities for people with a disability to prove competent. The road to success is to sell your competnce, not enforcing employment through legislation!

Challenging experiences

It's now three weeks since I arrived at the final destination of what has been one of my biggest challenges thus far. Our group "Ingen Grenser" had completed 480 kilometres in 30 days through Swedish and some Norwegian wilderness. The distance may not look impressive to all, but bearing in mind that all participants ( apart from the group leader) had some sort of disability, I feel very proud to be a part of this expedition and equally proud of completing the task!

The following links are to the website, which unfortunately is in Norwegian. But pictures can tell more than words. So enjoy!

www.nrk.no/ingengrenser