Is this the Nobel Prize for the international trade union movement?

About this episode

The episode discusses the Arthur Svensson International Prize for Trade Union Rights with guest Amalie Hilde Tofte from the trade union Styrke in Norway.

Today we spoke with Amalie Hilde Tofte from the trade union Styrke in Norway. They're the sponsors of the annual Arthur Svensson International Prize for Trade Union Rights. (LabourStart was a recipient a few years back.). Amalie told us about the background to the prize, some of the winners in recent years, and how one applies. We even learned who Arthur Svensson was. Details about the prize, including the nominations form, are here. Support the show

People in this episode

Host: Eric Lee

Guest: Amalie Hilde Tofte

Topics covered

• Nobel Prize
• international trade union movement
• Arthur Svensson International Prize
• trade union rights
• Norway

Keywords

• Nobel Prize
• trade union
• Arthur Svensson
• Styrke
• international prize
• trade union rights
• Norway

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: LabourStart

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