Union reps at Vy raise concerns
Some 20 union officials representing workers at state-owned rail company Vy have raised concerns about the working environment.
“The working environment is tougher than it has been in the past. You don’t have enough personnel or material available,” a union official representing train drivers told the Norwegian newspaper Aftenposten.
Officials said that the company had high levels of sickness absence and that the number of people working overtime had increased dramatically.
Vy told the paper that it had taken the issues seriously but that safety hadn’t been compromised.
“No. Safety always has the highest priority for us. That is one of the reasons why customers are unfortunately currently experiencing many cancellations and reductions,” Erik Røhne, executive director at Vy, told the newspaper.
Consumer Council wants supplement market to be better regulated
Some nine out of ten 13- to 24-year-olds use nutritional supplements, and half use muscle-building products, new figures show.
As a result, Norway’s Consumer Council wants the market to be better regulated.
“We see a need for stronger regulation and better information to protect young people from the possible harmful effects of dietary supplements and aggressive marketing,” Inger Lise Blyverket, director of the consumer council, told the Norwegian newswire NTB.
“Gaining muscle, and gaining muscle quickly, is particularly important for boys and an important driver for the use of muscle-building supplements. We see some people replacing whole meals with protein powder. Unless you are a bodybuilder, protein supplements will, in the vast majority of cases, be completely unnecessary,” she added.
Norway’s foreign minister meets Lebanese counterpart
Foreign minister Espen Barth Eide met his Lebanese counterpart Bou Habib on Sunday while in New York for a UN meeting.
“The massive attacks, including through personal communication devices, represent a serious escalation and a new form of warfare. I expressed my sympathy with the people of Lebanon,” Eide said in a post on X.
“To avoid further escalation, we need a ceasefire in Gaza now,” he added.
Today, I met Lebanon’s FM Bou Habib.
The massive attacks, including through personal communication devices, represents a serious escalation and a new form of warfare.
I expressed my sympathy with the people of🇱🇧.
To avoid further escalation, we need a ceasefire in Gaza now. pic.twitter.com/uG54TLXSu8
— Espen Barth Eide (@EspenBarthEide) September 22, 2024
Foraging sees increase in popularity
The number of people who have picked mushrooms, berries, and other foods in Norway has increased sharply this year, according to a new survey.
Some 21 percent to respond to the survey caried out for the outdoors orginisation Norsk Friluftsliv said they had picked mushrooms this year.
Meanwhile, 56 percent said that they had picked berries. These figures are higher than last year’s survey by the outdoor association.
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