NorwayArbeid 24 · Work, economy and sustainability
Tripartite cooperation (trepartssamarbeidet) is important in Norwegian working life. Who are the three parties?
In the exam (Norwegian)
Trepartssamarbeidet er viktig i norsk arbeidsliv. Hvem er de tre partene?
- aThe Storting, the government and the courts, as the three branches of state powerStortinget, regjeringen og domstolene, som de tre statsmaktene
- bThe state, the employers and the employees through their organisationsStaten, arbeidsgiverne og arbeidstakerne gjennom organisasjonene sineCorrect answer
- cThe municipality, the school and the parents in a local cooperation committeeKommunen, skolen og foreldrene i et lokalt samarbeidsutvalg
Why?
In tripartite cooperation, the state works together with the employers’ organisations, such as NHO, and the employees’ organisations, such as LO. They talk together about wages, working life and the economy.
Translated with AI. In the exam the question is in Norwegian, as shown above.
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