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Iceland’s Umbrella Academy: Immigrants Getting Organised
Over the past few decades Iceland has transformed from an isolated, homogenous country of emigration to a globalised, diverse country of immigration. Until the twentieth century, the population sat below 100,000. It recently surpassed 350,000, with over ten percent of residents being…
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Human Rights Office Supports Shorter Work Week
The Icelandic Human Rights Centre (IHRC) is in favour of shortening the full-time work day from eight hours to seven, joining the increasing numbers who support the idea. RÚV reports that a bill is currently before parliament that, if passed, would change…
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Changes To Law On Foreigners Approved
A number of changes to how asylum seeker applications are processed were approved by parliament last week.MBL reports that instead of asylum seeker applications being processed by either the Ministry of the Interior or the Directorate of Immigration, a special three-person committee will…