equality

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STTK: The Government’s legislative projects weaken women’s position in working life

Antti Palola | 10.3.2025

The Finnish Government is planning to lower the dismissal threshold and allow fixed-term employment of up to one...

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STTK on Equal Pay Day: Export model and unambitious promotion of salary transparency undermine pay equality

| 7.11.2024

This year, the Equal Pay Day is on Tuesday, 5 November. On that day, women’s earnings account for...

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ETUC Women’s Committee statement on the Finnish government’s working life reforms on gender equality and on women’s position in the labour market

| 8.4.2024

With this statement, the ETUC Women’s Committee wishes to express our strong disappointment and deep concern about the...

Kirvesniemi, Ville

Ville Kirvesniemi | 8.1.2024

An expert in equality and non-discrimination matters. , ville.kirvesniemi@sttk.staging.web-veistamo.fi, +358 40 681 8312,

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Increasing pay transparency with EU legislation is an effective way to promote equal pay

| 2.6.2021

On 4 March 2021, the European Commission proposed binding measures to promote pay transparency in Europe. FinUnions considers...

Equality and fairness

| 26.3.2019

Equality is a generally acknowledged basic value of the Finnish society and working life. It benefits the whole...