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I am not saying that there is no longer any tension and conflict between the social partners.
I am not saying that there is no longer any tension and conflict between the social partners.
There will always be conflicts, but so far I think this model has served us well as a tool for finding acceptable solutions for the parties involved.
There will always be conflicts, but so far I think this model has served us well as a tool for finding acceptable solutions for the parties involved.
Above all, the model has proven to be invaluable in generating trust between the parties and it has thereby opened the way for dialogue and negotiated solutions.
Above all, the model has proven to be invaluable in generating trust between the parties and it has thereby opened the way for dialogue and negotiated solutions.
Let me go to the question of corporate social responsibility.
Let me go to the question of corporate social responsibility.
The issue of corporate social responsibility is becoming increasingly important with a growing number of Norwegian businesses going abroad – many to Brasil - and in a situation where we see an increased amount of foreign investment.
The issue of corporate social responsibility is becoming increasingly important with a growing number of Norwegian businesses going abroad – many to Brasil - and in a situation where we see an increased amount of foreign investment.
That is why the Norwegian Government presented its first white paper to the Parliament on corporate social responsibility in January this year, one of the first comprehensive policies of its kind.
That is why the Norwegian Government presented its first white paper to the Parliament on corporate social responsibility in January this year, one of the first comprehensive policies of its kind.
The timing of this white paper may seem surprising.
The timing of this white paper may seem surprising.
As the world was escalating into the worst recession in decades, as we were discussing the soundness of the financial sector and possible outcomes for Norwegian business and industry, the Government sent a message to Norwegian enterprises about their social and environmental responsibility.
As the world was escalating into the worst recession in decades, as we were discussing the soundness of the financial sector and possible outcomes for Norwegian business and industry, the Government sent a message to Norwegian enterprises about their social and environmental responsibility.
We are of course fully aware of the tough times many enterprises are experiencing, and that companies are leaving no stone unturned in the quest to cut costs.
We are of course fully aware of the tough times many enterprises are experiencing, and that companies are leaving no stone unturned in the quest to cut costs.
But this does not remove the need for responsible business conduct.
But this does not remove the need for responsible business conduct.
Working with the white-paper we had close co-operation both with the trade unions and the employer’s organisation –another example of the effect of the tripartite-system.
Working with the white-paper we had close co-operation both with the trade unions and the employer’s organisation –another example of the effect of the tripartite-system.
In the white paper, the Norwegian Government expresses its clear expectations of Norwegian companies:
In the white paper, the Norwegian Government expresses its clear expectations of Norwegian companies:
First of all, companies are expected to respect human rights in all their operations.
First of all, companies are expected to respect human rights in all their operations.
Secondly, companies are expected to respect the rights of employees and create decent working conditions.
Secondly, companies are expected to respect the rights of employees and create decent working conditions.
The Norwegian Government has signed a NOK 100 million agreement with the International Labour Organisation (ILO), supporting this work.
The Norwegian Government has signed a NOK 100 million agreement with the International Labour Organisation (ILO), supporting this work.
Thirdly, companies are expected to take into account environmental considerations.
Thirdly, companies are expected to take into account environmental considerations.
Public–private partnerships will be invaluable in developing climate policies and new technologies.
Public–private partnerships will be invaluable in developing climate policies and new technologies.
The Government’s fourth expectation of companies is that they engage in fighting corruption and in increasing transparency.
The Government’s fourth expectation of companies is that they engage in fighting corruption and in increasing transparency.
I believe that when a company demonstrates transparency about its operations and their impacts on people and the environment, this builds legitimacy.
I believe that when a company demonstrates transparency about its operations and their impacts on people and the environment, this builds legitimacy.
As far as the Government’s own activities are concerned, it aims for the public sector to be at the forefront when it comes to socially responsible procurement, ownership and investments.
As far as the Government’s own activities are concerned, it aims for the public sector to be at the forefront when it comes to socially responsible procurement, ownership and investments.
This is particularly important because of the high degree of public engagement in the Norwegian private sector.
This is particularly important because of the high degree of public engagement in the Norwegian private sector.
Government ownership interests in companies listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange was nearly 40% at the end of 2008.
Government ownership interests in companies listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange was nearly 40% at the end of 2008.
The Norwegian Government Pension Fund established ethical guidelines for its international investment in 2004, and cooperates with companies on corporate governance, child rights and corporate environmental lobbying.
The Norwegian Government Pension Fund established ethical guidelines for its international investment in 2004, and cooperates with companies on corporate governance, child rights and corporate environmental lobbying.
Around 30 companies have been excluded from the Fund’s investment portfolio because of violations of the guidelines.
Around 30 companies have been excluded from the Fund’s investment portfolio because of violations of the guidelines.
One of them is the US-based Walmart.
One of them is the US-based Walmart.
A part of corporate social responsibility is decent work.
A part of corporate social responsibility is decent work.
In September 2008 the Norwegian Government launched a seven-point strategy to promote decent work globally.
In September 2008 the Norwegian Government launched a seven-point strategy to promote decent work globally.
Our goal with this strategy is to strengthen Norwegian policies for decent work, and make them more accountable and coherent.
Our goal with this strategy is to strengthen Norwegian policies for decent work, and make them more accountable and coherent.
Foreign policy, international development policy, trade and industrial policy all influence working conditions both in our own country and in other countries.
Foreign policy, international development policy, trade and industrial policy all influence working conditions both in our own country and in other countries.
Our approach in these different areas must therefore be more systematic and guided by the same considerations and principles.
Our approach in these different areas must therefore be more systematic and guided by the same considerations and principles.
Thus, decent work will be increasingly important in several of our policy areas, in our bilateral relations as well as in international forums.
Thus, decent work will be increasingly important in several of our policy areas, in our bilateral relations as well as in international forums.
We are aware of the difficulties involved in ensuring decent work.
We are aware of the difficulties involved in ensuring decent work.
Therefore it is important with a closer dialogue and cooperation with Brazil and others in order to overcome them.
Therefore it is important with a closer dialogue and cooperation with Brazil and others in order to overcome them.
We also believe that social dialogue plays a vital role in advancing the discussion on this issue, both nationally and internationally.
We also believe that social dialogue plays a vital role in advancing the discussion on this issue, both nationally and internationally.
Let me sum up with some overall reflections.
Let me sum up with some overall reflections.
Globalisation has brought great benefits, but also important new challenges, not least to labour markets – for governments, workers and employers alike.
Globalisation has brought great benefits, but also important new challenges, not least to labour markets – for governments, workers and employers alike.
Only by making globalisation fair can we make it legitimate, and only by making it legitimate can we make it sustainable.
Only by making globalisation fair can we make it legitimate, and only by making it legitimate can we make it sustainable.
And not only sustainable –sustainable also in the sense that it creates economic growth.
And not only sustainable –sustainable also in the sense that it creates economic growth.
That is our experience in Norway.
That is our experience in Norway.
And that is a key issue and the reason why I think that this model has survived through different political regimes in Norway –and has a broad support.
And that is a key issue and the reason why I think that this model has survived through different political regimes in Norway –and has a broad support.
It gives us growth.
It gives us growth.
The global crisis has led to job losses and deteriorating working conditions, and it has exposed weaknesses in the international economic system.
The global crisis has led to job losses and deteriorating working conditions, and it has exposed weaknesses in the international economic system.
Therefore we put great emphasis on the speech by President Lula at the ILO Summit on the Global Jobs Crisis in Geneva in June this year, which addressed exactly these issues.
Therefore we put great emphasis on the speech by President Lula at the ILO Summit on the Global Jobs Crisis in Geneva in June this year, which addressed exactly these issues.
At that event our Foreign Minister Støre hosted a side-event on the financial crisis, on decent work as a prerequisite and a tool to counter the crisis.
At that event our Foreign Minister Støre hosted a side-event on the financial crisis, on decent work as a prerequisite and a tool to counter the crisis.
Brazil’s membership of the G20 is in that regard also important.
Brazil’s membership of the G20 is in that regard also important.
We were happy to see that the Pittsburgh meeting emphasised the G20 countries’ commitment to implementing recovery plans that support decent work, employment, job growth and social protection.
We were happy to see that the Pittsburgh meeting emphasised the G20 countries’ commitment to implementing recovery plans that support decent work, employment, job growth and social protection.
Fair globalisation is possible, but only through better regulation and international cooperation and by focusing on poverty alleviation and decent work.
Fair globalisation is possible, but only through better regulation and international cooperation and by focusing on poverty alleviation and decent work.
I believe that this conference today is of great importance.
I believe that this conference today is of great importance.
It brings a new dimension to the bilateral relationship between Norway and Brasil.
It brings a new dimension to the bilateral relationship between Norway and Brasil.
If we all are committed, I am sure that this conference will be a success.
If we all are committed, I am sure that this conference will be a success.
Address at conference for social dialogue between Norway and Brazil
Innlegg på etableringskonferanse for sosial dialog mellom Norge og Brasil
My negotiators have been sitting in Bergen working overtime, but unfortunately the negotiations ended by breaking down”, says Berg-Hansen.
Mine forhandlere har sittet i Bergen på overtid men det endte dessverre med brudd, sier Berg-Hansen.
Norway aims at providing for stability and predictability in the mackerel fishery.
Norge har vært opptatt av stabilitet og forutsigbarhet for makrellfisket.
Our objective is therefore a long-term agreement with fixed quota shares and reciprocal access to the Parties’ zones.
Norge ønsker derfor en langsiktig avtale med fast fordeling og gjensidig soneadgang.
This is important not only for the Norwegian fishing industry but is also a means of providing for sustainable management.
Dette er ikke bare viktig for norsk næring, men også for hensynet til en bærekraftig forvaltning.
Unfortunately, the Parties have been unable to agree on any of the key issues.
Partene har ikke lykkes i å komme til enighet på noen av de sentrale spørsmålene.
There are also other important issues that Norway and the EU have not agreed upon.
I tillegg er det andre viktige saker som Norge og EU ikke har blitt enige om.
It is therefore disappointing that the EU has not managed to introduce the necessary measures to improve the exploitation pattern in the North Sea and Skagerrak.
Derfor er det skuffende at EU ikke klarer å innføre nødvendige tiltak som kan gi et bedre beskatningsmønster i Nordsjøen og Skagerrak.
- One of the consequences of the breakdown of the negotiations is that Norway and the EU will not fix the total allowable catches for the joint stocks in the North Sea and Skagerrak.
- En konsekvens av bruddet er at Norge og EU ikke fastsetter totalkvoter for fellesbestander i Nordsjøen og Skagerrak.
- I would also emphasise the constructive dialogue we have had with the fishing industry, which is represented in the Norwegian delegation in these negotiations, says Berg-Hansen.
- Jeg vil fremheve den gode dialogen med fiskerinæringen, som er en med i den norske forhandlingsdelegasjonen, sier Berg-Hansen.
Breakdown in the fisheries negotiations between Norway and the EU
Brudd i fiskeriforhandlingene mellom Norge og EU
New York, 22 September 2010
New York, 22. september 2010
"So, what have we accomplished?
- So, what have we accomplished?
One of our main goals was to give global health a more strategic place on the international agenda.
One of our main goals was to give global health a more strategic place on the international agenda.
And this is indeed happening.
And this is indeed happening.
The G8 summit in June gave a big boost to work on child and maternal mortality”, Foreign Minister Støre said in his remarks.
The G8 summit in June gave a big boost to work on child and maternal mortality, sa utenriksminister Støre bl.a. i sitt innlegg.
The Minister based his remarks on the following points
Ministeren baserte sin innledning på følgende punkter
I am delighted to welcome the ministers of the Foreign Policy and Global Health Initiative to this breakfast.
I am delighted to welcome the ministers of the Foreign Policy and Global Health Initiative to this breakfast.
The fact that we have all made time to meet in the middle of the UN General Assembly week shows our commitment to the initiative and confirms its relevance.
The fact that we have all made time to meet in the middle of the UN General Assembly week shows our commitment to the initiative and confirms its relevance.
It is a pleasure to be co-hosting this breakfast with my Brazilian colleague – since, as you know, Brazil is currently coordinating the network.
It is a pleasure to be co-hosting this breakfast with my Brazilian colleague – since, as you know, Brazil is currently coordinating the network.
I would also like to thank Thailand and South Africa for their excellent leadership and coordination efforts.
I would also like to thank Thailand and South Africa for their excellent leadership and coordination efforts.
Four years have passed since our initiative was launched here in New York.
Four years have passed since our initiative was launched here in New York.
Elections have taken place, governments have changed, and new faces have come on board.
Elections have taken place, governments have changed, and new faces have come on board.
It is an achievement in itself that five Ministers of Foreign Affairs are present here, ready to recommit to the Foreign Policy and Global Health Initiative.
It is an achievement in itself that five Ministers of Foreign Affairs are present here, ready to recommit to the Foreign Policy and Global Health Initiative.
Other countries are also showing a keen interest in joining our efforts.
Other countries are also showing a keen interest in joining our efforts.
The attraction of this circle is its varied composition.
The attraction of this circle is its varied composition.
We belong to different regional groups and represent different interests.
We belong to different regional groups and represent different interests.
This makes our cooperation interesting and relevant.
This makes our cooperation interesting and relevant.
Working across established groups is helpful.
Working across established groups is helpful.
It is three and a half years since we adopted the Oslo Declaration, recognising that investment in health is fundamental to economic growth and development, and that threats to health can compromise a country’s stability and security.
It is three and a half years since we adopted the Oslo Declaration, recognising that investment in health is fundamental to economic growth and development, and that threats to health can compromise a country’s stability and security.
Economists and public health experts now work well together.
Economists and public health experts now work well together.
But in the area of security and health we still have a long way to go.
But in the area of security and health we still have a long way to go.
We know that collapsing health systems are a threat to peace and security.
We know that collapsing health systems are a threat to peace and security.
Building capacity for global health security, dealing with threats to global health and making globalisation work for everyone are all tasks that require the deliberate use of foreign policy instruments.
Building capacity for global health security, dealing with threats to global health and making globalisation work for everyone are all tasks that require the deliberate use of foreign policy instruments.
And, of course, political will.
And, of course, political will.
We have agreed that rather than forming an organisation or a fixed structure, we should seize opportunities to make a political difference wherever and whenever they arise.
We have agreed that rather than forming an organisation or a fixed structure, we should seize opportunities to make a political difference wherever and whenever they arise.
This may be in an organisation, on a board, in a political movement or in bilateral relations between countries.
This may be in an organisation, on a board, in a political movement or in bilateral relations between countries.
In my view, this initiative is all about engagement and outreach, and about building political alliances among states with different outlooks, different priorities and different geographical affiliations, but with a shared political will to promote the common cause of global health.
In my view, this initiative is all about engagement and outreach, and about building political alliances among states with different outlooks, different priorities and different geographical affiliations, but with a shared political will to promote the common cause of global health.
So, what have we accomplished?
So, what have we accomplished?
The G8 summit in June gave a big boost to work on child and maternal mortality.
The G8 summit in June gave a big boost to work on child and maternal mortality.
The African Union meeting in Kampala in July made a commitment to allocate 15% of government budgets to health by 2015.
The African Union meeting in Kampala in July made a commitment to allocate 15% of government budgets to health by 2015.
These decisions are obviously the results of joint efforts involving many actors.
These decisions are obviously the results of joint efforts involving many actors.
They also show that global health is now placed firmly on the agenda of presidents, prime ministers and ministers of finance.
They also show that global health is now placed firmly on the agenda of presidents, prime ministers and ministers of finance.
They have become health ministers, too.
They have become health ministers, too.
This is a major step forward.
This is a major step forward.
So as a group, we have managed to set a global agenda.
So as a group, we have managed to set a global agenda.
The reports and resolutions we have initiated in the UN General Assembly have received broad support across all regions.
The reports and resolutions we have initiated in the UN General Assembly have received broad support across all regions.
There is a growing body of academic institutions exploring the links between health and foreign policy.
There is a growing body of academic institutions exploring the links between health and foreign policy.
We should continue to support these efforts.
We should continue to support these efforts.
We have had the opportunity as a group to advocate, facilitate and broker deals.
We have had the opportunity as a group to advocate, facilitate and broker deals.
We are also involved in various processes where the positions and interests of our group are not fully aligned.
We are also involved in various processes where the positions and interests of our group are not fully aligned.
If we use these opportunities to find solutions that work for us, they may also work for others.
If we use these opportunities to find solutions that work for us, they may also work for others.
As regards expansion of the group, I suggest that we retain this core group of seven members.
As regards expansion of the group, I suggest that we retain this core group of seven members.
However, when we convene on a particular theme, we can expand the group.
However, when we convene on a particular theme, we can expand the group.
(Further remarks)
(Further remarks)
Threats to health do not respect national borders.
Threats to health do not respect national borders.
This is why health is clearly a foreign policy issue.
This is why health is clearly a foreign policy issue.
We also know that developing countries carry the heaviest burden of disease but have the lowest capacity for prevention, treatment and control.
We also know that developing countries carry the heaviest burden of disease but have the lowest capacity for prevention, treatment and control.
Global health security is only as strong as the weakest link.
Global health security is only as strong as the weakest link.
Last year, the pandemic flu outbreak showed us the shortcomings of the international community in dealing with a global health crisis.
Last year, the pandemic flu outbreak showed us the shortcomings of the international community in dealing with a global health crisis.
Complex questions arose about equal access to vaccines and medicine and the issue of virus sharing.
Complex questions arose about equal access to vaccines and medicine and the issue of virus sharing.
As an emergency measure, Norway, along with others, agreed to donate 10% of its national vaccine stocks to developing countries.
As an emergency measure, Norway, along with others, agreed to donate 10% of its national vaccine stocks to developing countries.
However, we still have a long way to go before we have a better, more equitable international system that can deal properly with a pandemic and ensure the fair distribution of vaccines and medicines.
However, we still have a long way to go before we have a better, more equitable international system that can deal properly with a pandemic and ensure the fair distribution of vaccines and medicines.