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Parliamentary resolution on a four year gender equality action programme
The Althing resolves under Article 11 of the Act on Equal Status and Equal Rights of Women and Men, No. 10/2008, to adopt the following governmental action programme on gender equality for the years 2011– 2014.
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First steps - Important information for citizens moving to Iceland
The booklets cover important and useful information in seven languages for immigrants planning to settle in Iceland. The information is presented both in Icelandic and the foreign language in each booklet.
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Your rights - Important information for foreign women in Iceland
The Centre for Gender Equality has published a pamphlet for foreign women in Iceland and others who are interested in learning about gender equality in Iceland, rights and obligations.
Read moreThe labour market in October 2010
The unemployment was 7,5% in October or up from 7,1% in Septembe 2010 but down from 7,6% in October 2009. There were in average 12.062 unemployed persons in Iceland in October.
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- Forecast 2010
- Unemployment 8.2% in December 2009
- The Development Fund for Immigration Issues is open for application for the year 2009
- Unemployment 8% in November
- The International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
- The Financial Crisis, the Property Market and Home Ownership
- The labour market in October 2009
- Lets Talk
- Reconciliation of work and famili life - Transnational report
- A survey of the attitudes and conditions of immigrants in Iceland
- The labour market in September 2009
- Payment slips in electronic form
- Parliamentary Resolution on an action plan to improve the situation of children and young persons has been translated into English
- Information for Immigrants
- Effects of Changes to the Free Right to Employment and Residence Act
- Free movement of EEA workers to Iceland
- Voting rights of foreign nationals in referendums on merging of local authorities
- Housing Affairs
- News in Polish and Serbo-Croatian